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Book SynopsisIt won her an Oscar.
She went on to bring her unique grace and high spirits to a number of highly acclaimed films - from
Funny Face and
The Nun's Story to
My Fair Lady,
Breakfast at Tiffany's and
Robin and Marian.For a while it looked as though her personal life would follow the Hollywood dream.
Trade ReviewSpoto has a Hollywood knack of spinning a good yarn ... What he delivers, with great vim and verbal rhythm, is a portrait of a cherished actress who led a seemingly blameless life * The Times *
Immensely readable ... Donald Spoto captures the spirit of this enigmatic woman through her life and loves * Daily Express *
The enchantment survives, unalloyed * Literary Review *
Spoto's elegant prose is a perfect match for a subject who has always been a byword for elegance * Sunday Times *
Spoto's sympathetic but frank biography leaves her less of an enigma but her magic remains untarnished * Sunday Tribune *
