BearManor Media

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We specialize in entertainment biographies on the stars and supporting players of film, TV, stage and radio. With over 250 titles in print and more coming every month, we are dedicated to preserving the past!

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You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry: A Hulk Companion
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 158,820. Language: English. Published: May 9, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
Writer PATRICK A. JANKIEWICZ, contributor to Wizard & Fangoria, takes an incredible look at the cult TV series!
As I Remember It
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 29,180. Language: English. Published: May 6, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Film producers and studio executives know the nitty-gritty behind the scenes. Award-winning writer/producer/executive Ken Rotcop now tells all about the comical, dramatic, and tragic celebrities he befriended.
The Adventures of the Real Tom Sawyer
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 128,590. Language: English. Published: May 6, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
If you fondly remember Leonard Starr’s Mary Perkins Onstage, Stan Drake’s The Heart of Juliet Jones, Al Capp’s Li’l Abner, or Wonder Woman (1978), Chico and the Man (1978), All in the Family (1979), or Murder, She Wrote (1984-1996), then you’ve unknowingly been a Tom Sawyer fan for decades.
Your Friend and Mine, Andy Devine: A Memoir of a Father and His Son
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 73,200. Language: English. Published: May 1, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
In this book you will meet many Hollywood characters who were clever, funny and unpredictable.
Jerry Pam: Memoirs of a Hollywood Publicist
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 68,320. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Offering a unique and intriguing insight into the workings of Hollywood and its personalities, this book literally takes the reader on an A-Z journey of Tinseltown.
The Story of My Life
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 57,270. Language: English. Published: April 25, 2017 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Not exactly a memoir, his fifty-year and often hilarious career assorted notables, nut cases, and celebrated friends, such as Groucho Marx, Oscar Levant, Billy Wilder, Tiny Tim, Ginger Rogers, and more!
Shedding Light on the Hollywood Blacklist: Conversations with Participants
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 60,830. Language: English. Published: November 20, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
See for yourself what happened to the innocent, what they went through, how they coped with their persecution, and how they survived the aftermath with their chins up, in dignity.
Hindsight: True Love & Mischief in the Golden Age of Porn
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 182,450. Language: English. Published: November 14, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Social Science » Pornography
HINDSIGHT is one man's remarkably revealing story about sex and relationships, on the silver screen and in his private life. Howie Gordon (screen name Richard Pacheco) was an award-winning actor during The Golden Age of Porn, whose memoir does not duck the question, “What about love?”
Henry Darrow: Lightning in the Bottle
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 119,740. Language: English. Published: November 4, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Lightning in the Bottle is the must-read inspirational portrait of the fiercely determined, endearing, and enduring Emmy Award-winning performer.
Gods of Grindhouse: Interviews with Exploitation Filmmakers
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 60,230. Language: English. Published: November 2, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
This book contains interviews with key figures such as Roger Corman, Herschell Gordon Lewis, Larry Cohen, David F. Friedman and more!
The Joke Book For People Who Think Getting Old Is a Joke
Series: The Unknown Comic!. Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 13,640. Language: English. Published: November 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
If you don't want to get old, listen to these great jokes from the Unknown Comic - you know, the guy with the bag on his head!
George Clayton Johnson: Fictioneer from Ocean's Eleven, Through the Twilight Zone, to Logan's Run
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 45,730. Language: English. Published: October 29, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography


A giant from the Golden Age of Television, George shares invaluable wisdom, insights, and tricks of the trade in this enlightening, instructive, and delightful account of his life as a Fictioneer.
General Joseph Warren Revere: The Gothic Saga of Paul Revere's Grandson
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 71,000. Language: English. Published: October 28, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » History » American
Biography of Joseph Warren Revere, a grandson of the legendary Paul Revere.
Fred MacMurray
Price: $14.40 USD. Words: 143,970. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
The definitive biography of Fred MacMurray includes commentaries from actors, producers and directors who worked with Fred, with many photos!
The Joke Book for People Who Think The Kardashians are a Joke
Series: The Unknown Comic!. Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 5,170. Language: English. Published: October 20, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Get ready to laugh at Hundreds of Jokes aimed at The KARDASHIANS in The Joke Book for people who think The KARDASHIANS are a JOKE.
Frank Lloyd: Master of Screen Melodrama
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 53,080. Language: English. Published: October 19, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
Frank Lloyd: Master of Screen Melodrama is the first book-length study of one of the most prominent of studio directors from Hollywood's "golden age," whose career spanned the years from 1913 through 1955.
Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw
Price: $14.40 USD. Words: 202,590. Language: English. Published: October 17, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
Forgotten Laughs: An Episode Guide to 150 TV Sitcoms You Probably Never Saw contains answers the questions about quickly-canceled, never-aired, and short-run situation comedies.
Forever Amber: From Novel to Film
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 40,980. Language: English. Published: October 16, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Illustrated with many rare photographs, including set photos from several cut scenes, this book on the classic story also includes many contemporary film reviews.
Flying on Film: A Century of Aviation in the Movies, 1912 - 2012 (Second Edition)
Price: $14.00 USD. Words: 128,310. Language: English. Published: October 15, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Flying on Film is the history behind the films. Veterans and aviators from past and present tell the real story of one of the most fascinating genres of motion pictures in Hollywood.
Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 163,280. Language: English. Published: October 14, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
This new treasure trove of information on The Man of Steel covers comprehensive episode logs for the radio series and the original television series, plus the complete story lines for two unproduced television series episodes, and dozens of "deleted scenes" taken right from the scripts.
Flesh of the Lotus - A Johnny Wadd Novel
Price: $6.99 USD. Words: 96,360. Language: English. Published: October 13, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Erotica » Suspense & Mystery
In his debut as a compelling crime novelist, Bob Chinn invites readers to join lusty gumshoe Johnny Wadd on an absorbing journey of murder, sex and intrigue, in resolute pursuit of his former girlfriend’s killer.
The Joke Book for People Who Think Donald Trump is a Joke
Series: The Unknown Comic!. Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 4,330. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Before compiling this collection of Trump Jokes, I have to admit, I did read Donald Trump’s book, How to Get Rich, cover to cover and found it interesting…not the pages…just the covers.
Final Cuts: The Last Films of 50 Great Directors
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 116,710. Language: English. Published: October 11, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Critic-producer Nat Segaloff was granted access to private papers, production records, never-before-published interviews, and specialized archives in reconstructing the colorful, touching, and sometimes scandalous stories behind the making of the last films of some of Hollywood’s top directors.
Fibber McGee and Molly: On the Air 1935-1959: Revised and Enlarged Edition
Price: $14.40 USD. Words: 171,120. Language: English. Published: October 9, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
This revised and greatly-expanded edition contains 300 additional entries (including 20 for which no transcription exists), more appendices (one tabulating all openings of that famous hall closet), and a new selection of photographs to complement the text.
Famous Enough: A Hollywood Memoir
Price: $14.40 USD. Words: 136,770. Language: English. Published: October 7, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
Autobiography of the beautiful Diane McBain, perhaps best known for starring in the 1960-62 hit ABC-TV series, Surfside Six, and appearing opposite Elvis Presley in Spinout.
Escape
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 83,600. Language: English. Published: October 6, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts » Animation
This book, chock full of interviews and photos, examines the change in the animation industry. Have fun, kids!
Dwarfsploitation
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 90,800. Language: English. Published: October 5, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Dwarfsploitation is an entertaining and educational look into the world of dwarf cinema. From Freaks to Willow, Dwarfsploitaton analyzes a wide variety of both independent and mainstream films, chronicling the number of ways in which little people are exploited. It is a must have for any fan of little people or film itself.
Duryea: The Movies
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 66,780. Language: English. Published: October 4, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
Discover the fascinating story of the man and the movies in a richly researched work. 358 pages. Illustrated.
5 Seconds of Summer
Price: $6.95 USD. Words: 15,750. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Music » Pop Vocal
Inside you'll find not only untold secrets about the band's origins, but also, information about the guys themselves. How they realized that they are destined to make music, their raw-driven devotion to success and when they realized their band mates were also their best friends and much more! Check it out!
Dracula Meets Jack the Ripper and Other Revisionist Histories
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 39,980. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Horror » General
Master storyteller Michael B. Druxman turns history and literature topsy-turvy in six unforgettable tales.
Radio Pro
Price: $14.40 USD. Words: 308,080. Language: English. Published: October 3, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
Containing 736 pages with hundreds of photos, Radio Pro is enlightening, informative and thought provoking for both the radio student and those interested in being a radio personality.
The Old-Time Television Trivia Book II
Price: $3.99 USD. Words: 6,820. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
Pick up a pen and test your TV knowledge while you reminisce about great bygone days.
The Absolute Joy of Work: From Vermont to Broadway, Hollywood, and Damn Near 'Round the World
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 123,690. Language: English. Published: October 2, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs
The autobiography of Carleton Carpenter. 20 chapters. Introduction by Debbie Reynolds. More than 60 rare photos tracing his more-than seventy-year career.
Desperately Seeking Susan Foreman
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 31,820. Language: English. Published: September 29, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Richard Kirby's personal look back at fifty years of time travel is built around his quest to obtain a signed photograph from every living female companion.
Desperately Seeking Marie Prevost
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 29,050. Language: English. Published: September 26, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Woman biographies
Desperately Seeking Marie Prevost takes a look back at the life and work of a beautiful, talented, yet ill-fated actress, who was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars of the 1920s.
Screen Saver: Private Stories of Public Hollywood
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 83,280. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Read the scoop about the Bad, the Beautiful, the Boring, and the Blessed as seen by the publicist who kept it out of the papers and then became a reporter who put it back in.
Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 55,070. Language: English. Published: September 16, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
Featuring interviews with Vincent’s childhood classmates and friends, as well as his former Hollywood colleagues, including Donald P. Bellisario, Alex Cord, and Robert Englund, Jan-Michael Vincent: Edge of Greatness reveals an eternal man-child, whose career and life symbolize the tragedy of unfulfilled potential.
Death by Umbrella! The 100 Weirdest Horror Movie Weapons
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 54,400. Language: English. Published: September 13, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Christopher Lombardo and Jeff Kirschner explore a variety of very odd weapons that have helped people meet their maker in horror films.
Crazy, Crazy Hollywood
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 76,640. Language: English. Published: September 11, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
What really happened when the camera wasn't rolling! Steve Siporin dates his love of movies to when he was five years old and was taken to Radio City Music Hall in New York City to see "Alexander's Ragtime Band."
Conversations at Warp Speed
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 87,180. Language: English. Published: September 7, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
Conversations at Warp Speed features insightful interviews with actors who were there at the inception of the original Star Trek television series (Grace Lee Whitney, George Takei, and James Doohan) and more.
Character Kings 2: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art & Business of Acting
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 89,860. Language: English. Published: September 6, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
Character Kings 2 continues to examine the careers of the busiest men in Hollywood, featuring 15 all-new interviews with the industry's most recognizable actors.
The Year of The Rat: Bruce Davison and Sondra Locke remember "Willard"
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,790. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
An interview with Bruce Davison and Sondra Locke on the classic horrof film, Willard.
Remembering Stephen King’s "The Shining" with Shelley Duvall
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,530. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
An interview with Shelley Duvall about making Stephen King’s "The Shining".
Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon Talk about Dressed To Kill
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,870. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
An interview with Nancy Allen and Keith Gordon about Brian De Palma's classic thriller, Dressed To Kill.
Lance Henriksen and Elizabeth Shepherd remember Damien: Omen 2
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 3,870. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
An interview with Lance Henriksen and Elizabeth Shepherd about Damien: Omen 2, the classic horror film.
Alexandra Paul and Keith Gordon on Stephen King’s Christine
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 4,440. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Celebrity culture
An interview with Alexandra Paul and Keith Gordon about Stephen King’s Christine.
A Conversation With Patty McCormack: Cinema’s Original Bad Seed
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 1,840. Language: English. Published: September 1, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Biography
An interview with Patty McCormack: Cinema’s Original Bad Seed.
Brain Explosion: A Collection of Thoughts, Verbiage, Assorted Quotables and Profundities
Price: $4.95 USD. Words: 8,180. Language: English. Published: August 28, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Fiction » Humor & comedy » General
Story/script ideas, cartoons, thoughts, anecdotes, lyrics, melodies, it's a never ending brain explosion from comedy writer Dave Shelton
Above & Below: The Unofficial 25th Anniversary Beauty and the Beast Companion
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 53,560. Language: English. Published: August 13, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Television
A behind-the-scenes look at every episode through the eyes of the various writers and directors who helped bring it to life, among them George R.R. Martin, creator of Game of Thrones.
Badass Women of Cinema - A Collection of Interviews
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 65,250. Language: English. Published: August 11, 2016 by BearManor Media. Categories: Nonfiction » Entertainment » Entertainment industry
In a series of interviews by Chris Watson, cinema's toughest ladies, an eclectic group of international actresses, discuss the challenges they've faced from the upstart of their careers.
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Books

Glenda Farrell: Hollywood’s Hardboiled Dame
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 69,160. Language: English. Published: December 20, 2017 . Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Celebrity biography
Torchy Blane: model for Superman’s Lois Lane. Five-foot-three firecracker. Smart, adventurous blonde. Gimme girl. Wry eyes, pouty kisser. Wicked wisecracks. Sly double take. Fast-talking, no-nonsense, straight-shooting, stand-up, hardboiled dame. Anyone for Glenda Farrell?
The Writings of Paul Frees: Scripts and Songs From the Master of Voice: 2nd Edition
Price: $9.95 USD. Words: 36,410. Language: English. Published: May 16, 2017 . Categories: Screenplays » Sci-Fi
Experience the exciting evidence that explains how the Man of a Thousand Voices was also a Man of Many Talents.
Point Running
Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 28,410. Language: English. Published: August 3, 2015 . Categories: Poetry » American poetry » General
A character-driven collection of three chapbooks in one. Exploring the glory of those who have the courage to run from something.
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