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.

Curcio, Vincent, "Suicide Blonde: The Life Of Gloria Grahame"
New York: William Morrow And Co. 1989

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, "Orson Welles"
New York: Viking 1972

Ragan, David, "Movie Stars Of The '40's: A Complete Reference Guide For The Film Historian Or Trivia Buff"
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall 1985

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

Tierney, Gene, (with Herskowitz, Mickey), "Self-Portrait"
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.