Likewise, his 1998 biography, Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, won the Lambda Literary Award, and was made into a documentary film directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (Party Monster, The Eyes of Tammy Faye). Mann’s book Behind the Screen: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910-1969 won acclaim as a thoughtful examination of the gay experience in the American film industry during the studio era. Mann’s next project will be a consideration of the life and image of Katharine Hepburn, promising to finally separate fact from fiction and to offer insight into the legacy of the Great Kate. His forthcoming biography, Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger, was written with full access to the late, legendary film director. Mann is an award-winning, best-selling author and historian, alternating his creative energies between fiction and nonfiction.
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