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Biographies and Autobiographies of Oscar Winning Actors

To celebrate Academy Awards season, check out these biographies and autobiographies of Best Actor winners and Best Supporting Actor winners throughout the years!

Evanston Public Library

19 items

  • Clark Gable won the Oscar for Best Actor in the 1934 film "It Happened One Night".
    Book, 2002New York : Harmony Books, ©2002.
  • Hank & Jim

    the Fifty-year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart

    Eyman, Scott, 1951-
    Two Oscar winners in one biography! Henry Fonda won Best Actor for the 1981 film "On Golden Pond" and James "Jimmy" Stewart won Best Actor for the 1940 film "The Philadelphia Story".
    Book, 2017New York : Simon & Schuster, 2017. — 791.43028 Fonda.H Eyman.S
  • Bogie & Bacall

    the Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair

    Mann, William J.,
    Humphrey Bogart won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1951 film, "The African Queen".
    Book, 2023New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2023] — 791.43028 Bogar.H Mann.W
  • The Contender

    the Story of Marlon Brando

    Mann, William J.,
    Marlon Brando is the winner of 2 Academy Awards. The first was for Best Actor in "On the Waterfront" in 1954, and the second was for Best Actor in 1972's "The Godfather".
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — B Brand.M Mann.W
  • Ernest Borgnine won his Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1955 film "Marty".
    Book, 2008New York : Citadel Press, ©2008. — B Borgn.E Borgn.E
  • Alec Guinness

    the Authorised Biography

    Read, Piers Paul, 1941-
    Sir Alec Guinness won his Best Actor Oscar in 1957 for "The Bridge On The River Kwai".
    Book, 2005New York : Simon & Schuster, [2005]. — B Guinn.A Read.P
  • Gregory Peck won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Atticus Finch in 1963's "To Kill a Mockingbird".
    Book, 2004New York : Carroll & Graff ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2004. — B Peck.G Haney.L
  • The Measure of a Man

    a Spiritual Autobiography

    Poitier, Sidney
    Sidney Poitier was the first black actor to win the Academy Award for Best Actor. He won for the 1962 film "Lilies of the Field".
    Book, 2000San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, ©2000. — B Poiti.S Poiti.S
  • John Wayne won the Best Actor Oscar for the 1970 film "True Grit".
    Book, 2014New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014. — B Wayne.J Eyman.S
  • Jack's Life

    a Biography of Jack Nicholson

    McGilligan, Patrick,
    Jack Nicholson has won three Oscars. The first was a Best Actor award for the 1976 film "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". Second was a Best Supporting Actor award in 1984 for "Terms of Endearment". His third was in 1998 for Best Actor in "As Good…
    Book, 2015New York : W.W. Norton & Company, 2015. — 791.43028 Nicho.J Mcgil.P
  • Al Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar in 1993 for "Scent of a Woman".
    Book, 2024New York : Penguin Press, 2024. — B Pacin.A Pacin.A
  • George Sanders won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1951 for his role in "All About Eve".
    Book, 2015[Salisbury, England] : Dean Street Press, 2015. — B Sande.G Sande.G
  • Frank Sinatra won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1954 for his role in "From Here to Eternity".
    Book, 2011New York : Crown Archetype, ©2011. — B Sinatra Sinat.B
  • George Burns won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1976 for his role in "The Sunshine Boys".
    Book, 1996New York : Carroll & Graf Publishers, ©1996.
  • Michael Caine has won two Oscars, both for Best Supporting Actor. The first was in 1986 for "Hannah and Her Sisters", and the second was in 1999 for "The Cider House Rules".
    Book, 2010New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2010. — B Caine.M Caine.M
  • Robin Williams won the 1998 Best Supporting Actor award for "Good Will Hunting".
    Book, 2018New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2018. — 791.43028 Willi.R Itzko.D
  • Alan Arkin won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor award for his role "Little Miss Sunshine".
    Book, 2011Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2011. — 791.43028 Arkin.A
  • Christopher Plummer won the 2011 Best Supporting Actor award for his role in "Beginners".
    Book, 2008New York : A.A. Knopf, 2008. — B Plumm.C Plumm.C