Books About
Film Noir
Actors and Actresses

The following books about film noir actors, actresses and movie stars may also encompass other genres, but these players were well known and loved within classic film noir.

Donati, William, "Ida Lupino: A Biography"
Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press Of Kentucky 1996

Gelman, Howard, "The Films Of John Garfield"
Seacaucus, New Jersey: The Citadel Press 1975

Hill, James, "Rita Hayworth: A Memoir"
New York: Simon & Schuster 1987

Hirsch, Foster, "Edward G. Robinson"
New York: Pyramid 1975

Madsen, Axel, "Stanwyck"
New York: Harper Collins 1994

McBride, Joseph, "What Ever Happened to Orson Welles?: A Portrait of an Independent Career"
New York: Viking 1972

Nott, Robert, "He Ran All the Way: The Life of John Garfield"
Limelight Editions, 2004

Rode, Alan K., "Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy"
McFarland, 2007

Thomas, Bob, "Joan Crawford, a biography "
New York: Simon & Schuster 1978

Tierney, Gene, (with Herskowitz, Mickey), "SELF-PORTRAIT GENE TIERNEY"
Wyden Books 1979

Twomey, Alfred E. and McClure, Arthur F., "The versatiles;: A study of supporting character actors and actresses in the American motion picture, 1930-1955,."
Cranbury, New Jersey: A.S. Barnes And Company, Inc. 1969

These books cover only a tiny portion of the wealth of actors in this genre, but hopefully more will surface in the coming years.