Six men
By: by Alistair Cooke.
Publisher: Bodley Head; Random House Inc (T); The Bodley Head Ltd
Published: 1978
Place of publication: London; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 206
Subjects: Biography -- 20th century.
Description: The erudite writer and paragon of television commentators recalls his friendships with, and the personal characteristics of, Chaplin, the Duke of Windsor, Mencken, Adlai Stevenson, Bertrand Russell, and Bogart.
Table of contents: title: A note on fame and friendship.; title: Charles Chaplin: the one and only.; title: Edward VIII: the golden boy.; title: H. L. Mencken: The public and the private face.; title: Humphrey Bogart: epitaph for a tough guy.; title: Adlai Stevenson: the failed saint.; title: Bertrand Russell: the lord of reason.