Facemaker is the first full-length biography of Angus McBean, one of the most influential photographers of the 20th Century, whose surreal and romantic portraiture of iconic film stars and musicians is still imitated throughout the world in fashion images and pop videos. Drawing from a multitude of direct sources and recorded interviews, Adrian Woodhouse tells the authoritative, unexpurgated story of McBean’s dramatic life, from his humble origins in South Wales to his arrest, trial and imprisonment during World War II for homosexuality; from his rise, fall, and resurgence in the world of photography to his final years in Suffolk. Full of scandal and controversy, and rich with previously untold anecdotes and revelations about his famous subjects like Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Maria Callas, and the Beatles, Facemaker provides the private and the official portrait of a man who helped define the look of an age.

ANGUS McBEAN. Foreword: Snowden.

Arts & Photography

Woodhouse, Adrian

Photography & Video

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The IQ Controversy : Critical Readings

Block, Ned Joel (1942-)

A biography of Vietnamese military leader Vo Nguyen Giap, one of the great mil. commanders of the 20th cent. Victorious in battles against, successively, the Japanese, the French & the Americans, Giap became N. Vietnam s Minister for Defense & Commander in Chief. He worked with Ho Chi Minh to create the armies & the support for the under-equipped Vietnamese forces that would eventually triumph over the might of the West. Despite pressure for independence, the victorious Allies (of WW II) restored French control -- thus beginning 30 years of war in Vietnam. Describes the extraordinary single-mindedness with which Giap pursued victory.

Volcano Under Snow: Vo Nguyen Giap

Colvin, John

Biographies & Memoirs

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