5 Spring Reads

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Spring is here and there have been some recent releases of biographies on Old Hollywood stars. Here's a few to check out. 




The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock by Edward White 



Elizabeth and Monty by Charles Casillo




Just As I Am by Cicely Tyson with Michelle Buford



Mike Nichols: A Life by Mark Harris



Cary Grant: A Brilliant Disguise by Scott Eyman







Until Next Time,
Ashley A. 







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