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(1941-2023) Biographer. Donald Spoto was born in New Rochelle, New York, and died in Koege, Denmark.

Full Name

Donald Spoto

Locations

Westchester

Author's Timeline


Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Spoto attended Iona Preparatory School in New Rochelle, New York.

Unknown

OTHER

Mr. Spoto received a bachelor's degree from Iona College in New Rochelle, New York.

1941

BIRTH

Donald Michael Spoto was born in New Rochelle, New York, on June 28, 1941.

1966

OTHER

Mr. Spoto received a master's degree at Fordham University in 1966.

1970

OTHER

Mr. Spoto received a Ph.D. at Fordham University in 1970.

1970

OTHER

Mr. Spoto taught at the New School in Manhattan, New York, in the mid-1970s.

1976

LITWORK

The Art of Alfred Hitchcock: 50 Years of His Motion Pictures
Brodart Co (January 1, 1976)
0911974210 / 978-0911974218
Nonfiction.

1983

LITWORK

The Dark Side of Genius: The Life of Alfred Hitchcock
HarperCollins Publishers; First Edition (May 16, 1983)
0002163527 / 978-0002163521
Biography.

1985

LITWORK

The Kindness of Strangers: The Life of Tennessee Williams
Da Capo Press; 1st Da Capo Press ed edition (August 22, 1997)
0306808056 / 978-0306808050
Biography.

1992

LITWORK

Blue Angel: The Life of Marlene Dietrich
Doubleday; 1st edition (July 1, 1992)
0385425538 / 978-0385425537
Biography.

1992

LITWORK

Laurence Olivier: A Biography
HarperCollins; 1st edition (January 1, 1992)
0060183152 / 978-0060183158
Biography.

1996

LITWORK

Rebel: The Life and Legend of James Dean
Harpercollins; 1st edition (April 1, 1996)
0060176563 / 978-0060176563
Biography.

1998

LITWORK

The Hidden Jesus: A New Life
St Martin's Press, New York; 1st edition (October 1, 1998)
0312192827 / 978-0312192822
Nonfiction.

2006

LITWORK

Enchantment: The Life of Audrey Hepburn
Harmony; First Edition (September 19, 2006)
0739474790 / 978-0307237583
Biography.

2007

LITWORK

Joan: The Mysterious Life of the Heretic Who Became a Saint
HarperOne; 1st edition (February 20, 2007)
0060815175 / 978-0060815172
Biography.

2007

LITWORK

Otherwise Engaged: The Life of Alan Bates
Hutchinson (January 1, 2007)
9780091797355 / 978-0091797355
Biography.

2023

DEATH

Donald Spoto died in Koege, Denmark, on February 11, 2023.

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