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Donald Spoto

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June 28, 1941

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Biographies & Memoirs, Religion & Spirituality

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A prolific and respected biographer and theologian, Donald Spoto is the author of twenty published books, among them bestselling biographies of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Alfred Hitchcock, Tennessee Williams, and Ingrid Bergman. His books have been translated into more than twenty languages. Donald Spoto earned his Ph.D. in theology at Fordham University. After years as a theology professor, he turned to fulltime writing. The Hidden Jesus: A New Life, published in 1999, was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "offering a mature faith fit for the new millennium." His successful biography of Saint Francis was published in 2002.

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Average rating: 3.70 · 3117 ratings · 436 reviews · 46 distinct works

	Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn 377 avg rating — 788 ratings — published 2006 — 19 editions	My rating:
	Marilyn Monroe: The Biography 387 avg rating — 348 ratings — published 1993 — 14 editions	My rating:
	High Society: The Life of Grace Kelly 339 avg rating — 345 ratings — published 2009 — 14 editions	My rating:
	The Dark Side Of Genius: The Life Of Alfred Hitchcock 390 avg rating — 292 ratings — published 1983 — 13 editions	My rating:
	Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life 366 avg rating — 213 ratings — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: Fifty Years of His Motion Pictures 414 avg rating — 146 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Notorious: The Life of Ingrid Bergman 374 avg rating — 124 ratings — 7 editions	My rating:
	Reluctant Saint: The Life of Francis of Assisi 384 avg rating — 106 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	My rating:
	Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint 364 avg rating — 118 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Possessed: The Life of Joan Crawford 323 avg rating — 115 ratings — published 2010 — 8 editions	My rating:

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