SHAWN LEVY is the author of six previous books, including the New York Times bestsellers Rat Pack Confidential and Paul Newman: A Life. He served as film critic of The Oregonian from 1997 to 2012 and is a former senior editor of American Film and a former associate editor of Box Office. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Guardian, The Independent, Film Comment, Movieline, and Sight and Sound, among many other publications. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
"Fascinating . . . A compulsive read. Shawn Levy is one of our best popular culture journalist-historians." -- Lewis MacAdams, author of Birth of the Cool: Beat, Bebop and the American Avant Garde"Levy goes beyond the glitz to see Rubirosa as a product of a particular time and place...a perfect tribute." -- Publishers Weekly"A terrific story about a fascinating character." -- John Malkovich"Shawn Levy has written more than a good book--this is an irresistible read. Hollywood will soon come knocking." -- Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History and Director of the Roosevelt Center at Rulane University"A compelling piece of social history...written in a breezy style perfectly suitable for conjuring Rubirosa's seductive personality." -- Booklist"As Shawn Levy amply documents in his bubbly, breathless and appropriately inconsequential biography, Rubirosa worked hard at having fun." -- New York Times"A fitting elegy for a forgotten boldfaced name and a thoughtful study of mid-20th-century Pan-American politics." -- Entertainment Weekly
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