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Donald Spoto

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born
June 28, 1941

gender
male

genre
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: 3.75 · 4,830 ratings · 586 reviews · 30 distinct works · Similar authors
Enchantment: The Life of Au...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 1,176 ratings — published 2006 — 23 editions
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Marilyn Monroe: The Biography
3.95 of 5 stars 3.95 avg rating — 613 ratings — published 1993 — 20 editions
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High Society: The Life of G...
3.46 of 5 stars 3.46 avg rating — 614 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions
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The Dark Side Of Genius: Th...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 437 ratings — published 1983 — 17 editions
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Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy ...
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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The Art of Alfred Hitchcock...
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 240 ratings — published 1976 — 8 editions
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Reluctant Saint: The Life o...
3.89 of 5 stars 3.89 avg rating — 165 ratings — published 2002 — 7 editions
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Notorious: The Life of Ingr...
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 158 ratings — 7 editions
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Possessed: The Life of Joan...
3.31 of 5 stars 3.31 avg rating — 164 ratings — published 2010 — 10 editions
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Joan: The Mysterious Life o...
3.7 of 5 stars 3.70 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 2007 — 12 editions
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