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She has received the Emery Reves Award from the International Churchill Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://booksonthecommon.com/bookstore/may-24-2016-barbara-leaming-author-talk-and-book-signing/|title=May 24, 2016: Barbara Leaming Author Talk and Book Signing {{!}} Books on the Common|website=booksonthecommon.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>
She has received the Emery Reves Award from the International Churchill Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://booksonthecommon.com/bookstore/may-24-2016-barbara-leaming-author-talk-and-book-signing/|title=May 24, 2016: Barbara Leaming Author Talk and Book Signing {{!}} Books on the Common|website=booksonthecommon.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>


Her books have received positive reviews from the New York Times and the Boston Globe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/books/review/jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-by-barbara-leaming.html|title=‘Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,’ by Barbara Leaming|last=Gordon|first=Meryl|date=2014-12-05|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2014/10/25/review-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-the-untold-story-barbara-leaming/PMF9teRawoY79iA16ukN7J/story.html|title=Review of “Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story” By Barbara Leaming - The Boston Globe|newspaper=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref>
Her books have received positive reviews from the New York Times, the Guardian and the Boston Globe.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/books/review/jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-by-barbara-leaming.html|title=‘Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,’ by Barbara Leaming|last=Gordon|first=Meryl|date=2014-12-05|newspaper=The New York Times|issn=0362-4331|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/books/2014/10/25/review-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-the-untold-story-barbara-leaming/PMF9teRawoY79iA16ukN7J/story.html|title=Review of “Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story” By Barbara Leaming - The Boston Globe|newspaper=BostonGlobe.com|access-date=2016-12-11}}</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/books/2001/nov/18/biography.highereducation1]</ref>


== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==

Revision as of 04:16, 11 December 2016

Barbara Leaming is a bestselling American author.

She specializes in biographies of Hollywood actresses.

Life

She lives in Connecticut.[1]

Career

She worked as a professor of theater and film for many years at Hunter College.[1]

Awards

She has received the Emery Reves Award from the International Churchill Centre.[2]

Her books have received positive reviews from the New York Times, the Guardian and the Boston Globe.[3][4][5]

Bibliography

Some of her notable books are:[6][7]

  • Kick Kennedy: The Charmed Life and Tragic Death of the Favorite Kennedy Daughter
  • Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story
  • Marilyn Monroe
  • If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth
  • Orson Welles: A Biography
  • Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years
  • Katharine Hepburn
  • Churchill Defiant: Fighting On: 1945-1955
  • Bette Davis: A Biography

References

  1. ^ a b "Barbara Leaming | Penguin Random House". www.penguinrandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ^ "May 24, 2016: Barbara Leaming Author Talk and Book Signing | Books on the Common". booksonthecommon.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. ^ Gordon, Meryl (2014-12-05). "'Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis,' by Barbara Leaming". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. ^ "Review of "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story" By Barbara Leaming - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ "Barbara Leaming". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  7. ^ "Amazon.com: Barbara Leaming: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2016-12-11.