Stefan Kanfer

Humphrey Bogart. Twardziel bez broni (2011)

Stefan Kanfer has put together an excellent primer for those wanting to learn about the life of Humphrey Bogart. Tough Without A Gun is a fair, balanced and unbiased overview of this Hollywood legend. It contains neither extraneous minutiae nor is burdened by analysis. If morein-depth detail is w...

Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Meshugas of the Yiddish Theater in America (2006)

Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball (2003)

This book was recommended to me by an avid "I Love Lucy" fan. I was intrigued by her description of a real life woman and her husband as less than ideal. Like the biography I read about Laurence Olivier, I was left with a feeling of disappointment.Lucille Ball was born on August 6, 1911. She bega...