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• Clark Gable

  a Biography

  Harris, Warren G.

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  Clark Gable won the Oscar for Best Actor in the 1934 film "It Happened One Night".

• Hank & Jim

  the Fifty-year Friendship of Henry Fonda and James Stewart

  Eyman, Scott, 1951-

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  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".

• Bogie & Bacall

  the Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair

  Mann, William J.,

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  Humphrey Bogart won the Best Actor Oscar for his role in the 1951 film, "The African Queen".

• The Contender

  the Story of Marlon Brando

  Mann, William J.,

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  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".

• Ernie

  the Autobiography

  Borgnine, Ernest, 1917-2012

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  Ernest Borgnine won his Oscar for Best Actor in a Leading Role for the 1955 film "Marty".

• Alec Guinness

  the Authorised Biography

  Read, Piers Paul, 1941-

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  Sir Alec Guinness won his Best Actor Oscar in 1957 for "The Bridge On The River Kwai".

• Gregory Peck

  a Charmed Life

  Haney, Lynn

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  Gregory Peck won the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Atticus Finch in 1963's "To Kill a Mockingbird".

• The Measure of a Man

  a Spiritual Autobiography

  Poitier, Sidney

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  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".

• John Wayne

  the Life and Legend

  Eyman, Scott, 1951-

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  John Wayne won the Best Actor Oscar for the 1970 film "True Grit".

• Jack's Life

  a Biography of Jack Nicholson

  McGilligan, Patrick,

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  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…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Extraordinary Life of An Ordinary Man

  a Memoir

  Newman, Paul, 1925-2008,

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  Paul Newman won the 1987 Best Actor award for "The Color Of Money".

• Sonny Boy

  a Memoir

  Pacino, Al, 1940-

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  Al Pacino won the Best Actor Oscar in 1993 for "Scent of a Woman".

• Memoirs of a Professional Cad

  Sanders, George, 1906-1972

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  George Sanders won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1951 for his role in "All About Eve".

• Lady Blue Eyes

  My Life With Frank

  Sinatra, Barbara

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  Frank Sinatra won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1954 for his role in "From Here to Eternity".

• George Burns

  in His Own Words

  Burns, George, 1896-1996

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  George Burns won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in 1976 for his role in "The Sunshine Boys".

• The Elephant to Hollywood

  Caine, Michael

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  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".

• Robin

  Itzkoff, Dave,

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  Robin Williams won the 1998 Best Supporting Actor award for "Good Will Hunting".

• An Improvised Life

  a Memoir

  Arkin, Alan

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  Alan Arkin won the 2007 Best Supporting Actor award for his role "Little Miss Sunshine".

• In Spite of Myself

  a Memoir

  Plummer, Christopher

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  Christopher Plummer won the 2011 Best Supporting Actor award for his role in "Beginners".