Michael Munn

British author and film historian (c. 1952 – 2022)

Michael Munn (October 8, 1952 – July 2022) was a British author,^[1] film historian,^[2] and actor.

Munn's biography of Steve McQueen has been described as preposterous,^[3] and doubt cast on his biographies of Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Sir Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and David Niven.^[4]

Munn lived in Sudbury, Suffolk. He died from a heart attack in July 2022, at the age of 69.^[5]^[6]

Selected books

1982 The stories behind the scenes of the great film epics – Illustrated Publications ISBN 978-0-85242-729-3^[7]
1986 Charlton Heston – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-362-9^[8]
1987 The Hollywood Murder Casebook – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-414-5^[9]
1989 Kirk Douglas – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-91370-0^[10]
1989 Trevor Howard: the man and his films – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-539-5^[11]
1991 Hollywood Rogues – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-638-5^[12]
1992 Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner – Robson Books ISBN 0-86051-790-X^[13]
1992 with Sparks, William The last of the Cockleshell Heroes: a World War Two memoir – ISIS Large Print ISBN 978-1-85695-125-8^[14]
1993 Hollywood Bad – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-92984-8^[15]
1993 The Hollywood connection: the true story of organised crime in Hollywood — Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-856-3^[16]
1995 Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-970-6^[17]
1995 Stars at War – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-954-6^[18]
1996 X-rated: the paranormal experiences of the movie star greats — Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-017-5^[19]

1997 Gene Hackman — Robert Hale ISBN 978-0-7090-6041-3^[20]
1997 The Sharon Stone story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-094-6^[21]
1999 Gregory Peck – ISIS Large Print Books ISBN 978-0-7531-5097-9^[22]
2002 Sinatra: the untold story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-537-8^[23]
2003 John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-614-6^[24]
2005 Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-822-5^[25]
2007 Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-977-2^[26]
2008 Richard Burton: prince of players – Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 978-1-60239-355-4^[27]
2009 David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon – JR Books Ltd ISBN 978-1-906779-16-0^[28]
2010 Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge – Aurum Press ISBN 978-1-906779-79-5^[29]

References

^ "Stalin 'tried to kill John Wayne'". BBC News. 31 July 2003. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
^ Walsh, Nick Paton (1 August 2003). "Book tells how John Wayne survived Soviet assassination". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
^ Quirke, Antonia (28 June 2010). "Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge. By Michael Munn. Reviewed by Antonia Quirke". New Statesman. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ Adams, Tim (25 July 2010). "Michael Munn: the celebrity biographer reveals all". London: Guardian News and Media Ltd. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
^ "RIP Peter Scott-Smith & Michael Munn". Sudbury Dramatic Society. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ "Equity magazine Autumn/Winter 2022". issuu. November 2022. p. 45. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
^ The stories behind the scenes of the great film epics, Google books
^ Charlton Heston, Google books
^ The Hollywood murder casebook, Google books
^ Kirk Douglas, Google books
^ Trevor Howard: the man and his films, Google books
^ Hollywood rogues, Google books
^ Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's loner, AbeBooks
^ The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes: A World War Two Memoir, Google books
^ Hollywood Bad, Google books
^ The Hollywood connection: the true story of organized crime in Hollywood, Google books
^ Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer, Google books
^ Stars at War, Google books
^ X-rated: the paranormal experiences of the movie star greats, Google books
^ Gene Hackman, Google books
^ The Sharon Stone story, Google books
^ Gregory Peck, Google books
^ Sinatra: the untold story, Google books
^ John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth, Google books
^ Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend, Google books
^ Lord Larry: the secret life of Laurence Olivier : a personal and intimate portrait, Google books
^ Richard Burton: prince of players, Google books
^ David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon, Google books
^ Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge, Google books