Carl Rollyson
Carl Rollyson is professor emeritus of journalism at Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of many biographies, including The Last Days of Sylvia Plath; American Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath; Amy Lowell Anew: A Biography; A Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan; Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews; and Marilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated. He is also coauthor (with Lisa Paddock) of Susan Sontag: The Making of an Icon, Revised and Updated. His reviews of biography have appeared in The Walt Street Journal, The Washington Post, The New Criterion, and other major periodicals.
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Susan Sontag
The Making of an Icon, Revised and Updated
By Carl Rollyson and Lisa Paddock
University Press of Mississippi
An intimate portrait of the famed writer, director, and activist
Marilyn Monroe
A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated
University Press of Mississippi
The first biography to focus on the American icon's acting craft
The Search for Sam Goldwyn
By Carol Easton; Foreword by Carl Rollyson
University Press of Mississippi
A biography that parts the curtain on the true story behind Hollywood's original movie mogul
A Real American Character
The Life of Walter Brennan
University Press of Mississippi
The first biography of the prodigiously hard-working actor who embodied the Western ideal
Hollywood Enigma
Dana Andrews
University Press of Mississippi
A biography of the great noir actor who perfected the male mask of steely impassivity
The Last Days of Sylvia Plath
University Press of Mississippi
A new, vivid account of the final months of the esteemed writer’s life.
