Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Early Years Revisited -- Chapter 2. Biopics of the 1930s -- Chapter 3. Motion Picture Biographies of the 1940s -- Chapter 4. The Peak Mid-Century Years -- Chapter 5. Motion Picture Biographies of the Turbulent 1960s -- Chapter 6. Biopics of the 1970s -- Chapter 7. Movie Biographies of the 1980s -- Chapter 8. Biopics of the Early 1990s -- Chapter 9. Concluding Observations -- Endnotes -- Selected Bibliography -- Articles, Films, Media Reports and Papers -- Books -- About the Author -- Other Books by the Same Author.