William J. Mann is an openly gay biographer and Hollywood historian acclaimed for writing what called the "definitive" (Sunday Times, London) life of Katharine Hepburn: The Woman Whom Was Hepburn, published in October 2006. In addition, Mann has written the widely praised Wisecracker, a biography of film star William Haines; Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger; and Behind the Scenes: How Gays and Lesbians Shaped Hollywood 1910-1969. Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ... William Haines as he appeared in his first part-talkie Alias Jimmy Valentine in 1928. ... John Richard Schlesinger (February 16, 1926–July 25, 2003) was a British film director. ...
Mann is also a novelist, having penned the very popular series that begin with The Men From the Boys in 1997, continued with Where the Boys Are in 2003 and concluded with Men Who Love Men in 2007. Two other novels are The Biograph Girl and All American Boy. All American Boy book cover All American Boy is a novel by William J Mann. ...
Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2006 by the New York Times.
Mann lives in both Palm Springs, California, and Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
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