A review by greggsfl
Wisecracker: The Life and Times of William Haines, Hollywood's First Openly Gay Star by William J. Mann

5.0

As a fan of both the stories of old Hollywood and the stories of people who live life against the grain, I was attracted to this biography. Mann gives us a detailed account of a man brave enough to risk his career to live life by his own terms. Lots of other Hollywood personalities appear throughout the narrative, but the focus remains on Haines, a man I knew almost nothing about prior to reading the book. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in Hollywood biographies and/or LGBT history.