Michael Munn

Michael Munn (October 8, 1952 – July 2022) was a British author,^[1] film historian,^[2] and actor.

Munn's biography of Steve McQueen has been described as preposterous,^[3] and doubt cast on his biographies of Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Sir Laurence Olivier, Richard Burton, and David Niven.^[4]

Munn lived in Sudbury, Suffolk. He died from a heart attack in July 2022, at the age of 69.^[5]^[6]

Selected books

1982 The Stories Behind the Scenes of the Great Film Epics – Illustrated Publications ISBN 978-0-85242-729-3^[7]
1986 Charlton Heston – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-362-9^[8]
1987 The Hollywood Murder Casebook – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-414-5^[9]
1989 Kirk Douglas – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-91370-0^[10]
1989 Trevor Howard: The Man and His Films – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-539-5^[11]
1991 Hollywood Rogues – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-638-5^[12]
1992 Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner – Robson Books ISBN 0-86051-790-X^[13]
1992 with Sparks, William The Last of the Cockleshell Heroes: A World War Two Memoir – ISIS Large Print ISBN 978-1-85695-125-8^[14]
1993 Hollywood Bad – St. Martin's Press ISBN 978-0-312-92984-8^[15]
1993 The Hollywood Connection: The True Story of Organized Crime in Hollywood — Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-856-3^[16]
1995 Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-970-6^[17]
1995 Stars at War – Robson Books ISBN 978-0-86051-954-6^[18]
1996 X-rated: The Paranormal Experiences of the Movie Star Greats — Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-017-5^[19]

1997 Gene Hackman — Robert Hale ISBN 978-0-7090-6041-3^[20]
1997 The Sharon Stone Story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-094-6^[21]
1999 Gregory Peck – ISIS Large Print Books ISBN 978-0-7531-5097-9^[22]
2002 Sinatra: The Untold Story – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-537-8^[23]
2003 John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-614-6^[24]
2005 Jimmy Stewart: The Truth Behind the Legend – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-822-5^[25]
2007 Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier – Robson Books ISBN 978-1-86105-977-2^[26]
2008 Richard Burton: Prince of Players – Skyhorse Pub. ISBN 978-1-60239-355-4^[27]
2009 David Niven: The Man Behind the Balloon – JR Books Ltd ISBN 978-1-906779-16-0^[28]
2010 Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge – Aurum Press ISBN 978-1-906779-79-5^[29]