I really liked Elia Kazan’s no holds barred book, A Life, where he basically said things as he saw it, and knocked legends like James Dean for their acting skills. Also, I admired how he addressed his infidelity with honesty. In his book, Kazan who is probably more known today for his “betrayal” of his fellow writers for naming names in the McCarthy communist hounding senate hearings, something for which he was loudly booed for decades later when receiving a honorary Oscar, and for his directing Marlon Brando in On The Waterfront. I find most biographies I’ve read to be an attempt by the author to appear like he was right on all the decisions he’s made, and a refusal to own up to mistakes that they made during their lifetime (mostly written by Politicians, but not only). I’m looking for recommandations and suggestions on biographies in which the author is not afraid to admit that they have made mistakes, did the wrong thing, and are truthful enough to own these mistakes, a thing Kazan, for all his infidelities and bragging in the biography, certainly is able to do.
by EzraMusic98
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I think you mean autobiographies bro.
The autobiography Hitman by Bret Hart from pro wrestling is amazing! He wrote it while angry and bitter at the industry (and with head trauma) so it’s brutally honest. I read in like two days despite its length.