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. Munn lived in

Sudbury, Suffolk Sudbury (, ) is a market town in the south west of Suffolk, England, on the River Stour near the Essex border, north-east of London. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 13,063. It is the largest town in the Babergh local government d ...

. He died from a heart attack in July 2022, at the age of 69.

Selected books

*1982 ''The stories behind the scenes of the great film epics'' – Illustrated Publications *1986 ''Charlton Heston'' – Robson Books *1987 ''The Hollywood Murder Casebook'' – Robson Books *1989 ''Kirk Douglas'' – St. Martin's Press *1989 ''

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: the man and his films'' – Robson Books *1991 ''Hollywood Rogues'' – Robson Books *1992 '' Clint Eastwood: Hollywood's Loner'' – Robson Books *1992 with Sparks, William ''The last of the Cockleshell Heroes: a World War Two memoir'' – ISIS Large Print *1993 ''Hollywood Bad'' – St. Martin's Press *1993 ''The Hollywood connection: the true story of organised crime in Hollywood'' — Robson Books *1995 '' Burt Lancaster: The Terrible-Tempered Charmer'' – Robson Books *1995 ''Stars at War'' – Robson Books *1996 ''X-rated: the paranormal experiences of the movie star greats'' — Robson Books *1997 ''Gene Hackman'' — Robert Hale *1997 ''The

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story'' – Robson Books *1999 ''Gregory Peck'' – ISIS Large Print Books *2002 ''

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: the untold story'' – Robson Books *2003 '' John Wayne: The Man Behind the Myth'' – Robson Books *2005 ''

: The Truth Behind the Legend'' – Robson Books *2007 ''Lord Larry: The Secret Life of Laurence Olivier'' – Robson Books *2008 ''

: prince of players'' –

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*2009 ''

: The Man Behind the Balloon'' – JR Books Ltd *2010 '' Steve McQueen: Living on the Edge'' – Aurum Press

References

External links

Munn's website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Munn, Michael 1950s births Year of birth missing 2022 deaths British film historians People from Sudbury, Suffolk