J. Randy Taraborrelli

American

Biographies, news reporting, journalism

'Jackie - Public, Private, Secret,' 'Jackie, Janet & Lee'

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Reviews[edit]

Kirkus Reviews found Cher – A Biography to be "a fun read, and even moving".[11] The Observer reviewed Diana Ross – A Biography as "fawning" and while acknowledging the comprehensiveness of the book, regretted that the writer held back unfavorable information about the subject because he was a personal fan.[12] It said The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe was written by "an indefatigable gossip hound" and criticized his vocabulary.[13] The Gay & Lesbian Review said that Michael Jackson – The Magic, the Madness, the Whole Story was a "comprehensive and even-handed biography".[14] The New York Times called Jackie, Janet & Lee "deliciously readable".[15]

Diana: A Celebration of the Life and Career of Diana Ross (1985)

Cher – A Biography (1986; updated in 1992)

Motown: Hot Wax, City Cool and Solid Gold (1986; updated in 1988)

Laughing Till It Hurts – The Complete Life and Career of Carol Burnett (1988)

Call Her Miss Ross (1989; updated in 2007 as Diana Ross – A Biography)

(1991; updated in 2003 and 2004. In 2009, the book was updated as Michael Jackson – The Magic, the Madness, the Whole Story)

Michael Jackson – The Magic and the Madness

Sinatra – Behind the Legend (1997; updated in 1998 and 2015)

Jackie, Ethel and Joan: Women of Camelot (2000)

(2001; updated in 2002, 2007 and 2018)

Madonna: An Intimate Biography

Once Upon a Time: Behind the Fairytale of Princess Grace and Prince Rainier (2003)

Elizabeth (2006)

The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe (2009)

Michael Jackson - The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story (2009)

After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family - 1968 to Present (2012)

The Hiltons: The True Story of an American Dynasty (2014)

Sinatra - Behind The Legend (rewritten and updated) (2015)

Becoming Beyoncé - The Untold Story (2015)

Jackie, Janet & Lee: The Secret Lives of Janet Auchincloss and Her Daughters, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill (2018)

Madonna: An Intimate Biography of an Icon at Sixty (updated) (2018)

The Kennedy Heirs: John, Caroline, and the New Generation - A Legacy of Triumph and Tragedy (2019)

Grace & Steel: Dorothy, Barbara, Laura, and the Women of the Bush Dynasty (2021)

(2023)

Jackie - Public, Private, Secret