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Charles Higham

Charles Higham (pronounced HYE-um), (18 February 1931 – 21 April 2012) was an English author, editor and poet.

After moving to Australia in 1954, Higham began a career in journalism, before moving to the United States in 1969. In the United States he became known as a celebrity biographer, mainly of film stars, such as Katharine Hepburn and Errol Flynn. The latter book, among several during Higham's career, was criticized for fabrications.[3] Close friends of another of his subjects, Orson Welles, in particular Peter Bogdanovich, were critical of Higham's interpretation of his career.

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Born 1931
Died 2012

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  • Cover of: The Duchess of Windsor: the secret life

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Born 1931
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Subjects

Biography, Motion picture actors and actresses, History, Motion picture actors and actresses, united states, Motion picture producers and directors, Motion pictures, biography, Biographie, Moving-picture actors and actresses, Actors, Motion pictures, Hepburn, katharine, 1907-2003, Marriage, Motion picture industry, Welles, orson, 1915-1985, Actors, united states, Aristocracy (Social class), Brando, marlon, 1924-2004, Businessmen, Churchill, randolph spencer, lady, 1854-1921, Commerce, Demille, cecil b. (cecil blount), 1881-1959, Entertainers, Finance, Grant, cary, 1904-1986, Hollywood (los angeles, calif.), biography

Places

United States, Great Britain, Calif.) Hollywood (Los Angeles, Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.), California, Germany, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Thailand, United Stats

People

Cary Grant (1904-1986), Edward Windsor Duke of (1894-1972), Errol Flynn (1909-1959), Ava Gardner (1922-), Bette Davis (1908-1989), Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959), Edward Windsor Duke of, Flo Ziegfeld (1869-1932), Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003), Kennedy family, Merle Oberon, Merle Oberon (1911-), Olivia De Havilland, Orson Welles (1915-), Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy (1890-), Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of (1896-), Wallis Warfield Windsor Duchess of (1896-1986), Wallis Windsor Duchess of (1896-1986), Arthur Conan Doyle Sir (1859-1930), Audrey Hepburn (1929-), Ava Gardner (1922-1990), Bette Davis (1908-), Cary Grant, Cary Grant (1904-), Charles Higham (1931-)

Time

20th century, 1918-1945, Edward VIII, 1936, 1945-1989, 19th century, History, To 1782

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January 30, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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