Burt Lancaster An American Life [Paperback]

Now in paperback, here is the critically acclaimed, best-selling biography of one of Hollywood's legendary stars. Burt Lancaster is known to audiences around the world as the electrifying performer ofGunfight at the O.K. Corral, From Here to Eternity,andBirdman of Alcatraz,among many others. Kate Buford brings to life his vivid, memorable on-screen presence as well as the off-screen life he kept intensely private. The first writer to win cooperation from Lancaster's widow and close friends, Buford has written the intimate story of one of the last great unexamined Hollywood lives, capturing both the golden boy and the husband, philanderer, and sometime bisexual. Buford's portrait is compelling, comprehensive, intelligent—and definitive.

Kate Bufordis a commentator for Public Radio International's Marketplace and has written for publications including theNew York TimesandArchitectural Digest.She lives in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.