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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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Born 1931
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Subjects

Biography, History, Motion picture actors and actresses, Biographie, Motion picture actors and actresses, united states, Motion picture producers and directors, Actors, Motion pictures, Motion pictures, biography, Marriage, Moving-picture actors and actresses, Brando, marlon, 1924-2004, Grant, cary, 1904-1986, Hepburn, katharine, 1907-2003, Kings and rulers, Nobility, Production and direction, Social life and customs, $12.50 0, 18.07 English literature outside Europe and the USA, Actors, biography, Actors, great britain, Actors, united states, Agriculture, Ancient Civilization

Places

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

People

Cary Grant (1904-1986), Edward Windsor Duke of (1894-1972), Cecil B. DeMille (1881-1959), Edward Windsor Duke of, Katharine Hepburn (1907-2003), 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-), Ava Gardner (1922-1990), Bette Davis (1908-), Bette Davis (1908-1989), Cary Grant, Cary Grant (1904-), Charles Higham (1931-), Charles Laughton (1899-1962), Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain, Elizabeth II Queen of Great Britain (1926-), Errol Flynn (1909-1959), Flo Ziegfeld (1869-1932), Joan Fontaine, Katharine Hepburn (1909-), Kennedy family

Time

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

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  • Higham, Charles,

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January 30, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import