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Donald Spoto (June 28, 1941 – February 11, 2023) was an American biographer and theologian. He was known for his bestselling biographies of people in the worlds of film and theater, and for his books on theology and spirituality.
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- June 28, 1941, New Rochelle, New York, U.S.
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Feb 17, 2023 · Donald Spoto, a prolific biographer whose subjects included Jesus and Joan of Arc, but who was best known for his books on Alfred Hitchcock, Marilyn Monroe, James Dean and other high-profile...
Nov 24, 2020 · Biographer and historian Donald Spoto believes the goal of the biographer is first and foremost to tell the truth. 'Our purpose,' he said, 'is to set the record straight, celebrate lives, and set forth certain aspects of history and human behavior that is good for people to read about.'
Jan 11, 2013 · Spoto revealed that Hitchcock had harassed actor Tippi Hedren on the set of 1963's The Birds to the point of physical and psychological collapse. During the filming of the followup, Marnie,...
Jan 1, 1993 · 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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Feb 23, 2023 · A former Catholic monk and trained theologian who also wrote lives of Jesus Christ and St Francis of Assisi, Spoto applied considerable scholastic rigour to his subjects, and his talent for...
Oct 22, 2008 · Donald Spoto’s “Spellbound by Beauty” surveys Alfred Hitchcock’s fraught relations with those ice-blond leading ladies he favored.
