Charles Higham

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Charles Higham

Literature

#2573

World Rank

#4518

Historical Rank

Writing

#690

World Rank

#1016

Historical Rank

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Why Is Charles Higham Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Charles Higham was an English author, editor and poet. After moving to Australia in 1954, Higham began a career in journalism, before moving to the United States in 1969. In the United States, he became known as a celebrity biographer, mainly of film stars, such as Katharine Hepburn and Errol Flynn. The latter book, among several during Higham's career, was criticized for fabrications. Close friends of another of his subjects, Orson Welles, in particular Peter Bogdanovich, were critical of Higham's interpretation of his career.

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