Jewish Lives Series
At some point during the writing of the book, Ken Turan must have realized, sadly, that the Mayer/Thalberg/MGM story has been done to death. All he could do was what he did: tell well what had been told well before.
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The biography raises the subject of Man Ray’s Jewish roots, but the matter is dropped pretty quickly.
Read MoreBiographer Annie Cohen-Solal is perhaps strongest on one thread of Mark Rothko’s narrative: his experience as a Jewish immigrant.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard