ejmd wrote:
> The Diane Johnson biog is probably the least
good---according to Willliam F.
> Nolan, anyway, who published a long list of
corrections to all the factual
> errors.
Dreyer's probably doesn't think much of Haagen Daas
either.
I don't know how "factual" Johnson's bio is - and I take all
bios with a huge grain of salt - but it's damn good reading.
(Although I have to admit that I read it 10-15 years ago.)
Aside from writing award winning bios, Johnson is also a very
talented novelist and screenwriter. She knows how to spin a
credible yarn. This helps immensely when writing about a
writer who didn't write for much of his life.
Maybe the way to approach it would be to read Johnson's
entertaining bio, then Nolan's fact check list.
Haven't read the Hellman/Hammett book yet. What is the
verdict from all you other rare birds on that one?
TL
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