This is a list of unpublished books by notable people, alphabetized by author. These notable people may be published authors, but not necessarily.

Unpublished fiction

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Unpublished nonfiction

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  • Robert Aickman: Panacea: The Synthesis of an Attitude, a lengthy philosophical work
  • F. Lee Bailey: a memoir about his defense of Patty Hearst
  • Calvin Beck: Sense of Wonder, a survey of 1940s fantasy films
  • Jack Bradbury: autobiography about working in animation and comic books
  • Barry Brown: Unsung Heroes of the Horrors, interview profiles of actors
  • Peter Bogdanovich: But What I Really I Want to Do is Direct: My First Picture Shows 1965–1971, a memoir detailing his life and career as a director[8]
  • Buff Cobb: Memoirs of a Subdeb in Hollywood
  • Lee Duncan: rough draft of an autobiography by the trainer of Rin Tin Tin
  • John Howard Griffin: Scattered Shadows, a memoir about the author's blindness
  • Napoleon Hill: Outwitting The Devil (1970)
  • V. T. Hamlin: The Man Who Walked with Dinosaurs (autobiography) and Four Rivers (fishing memoir)
  • JP Miller: A Ship Without a Shore, memoir of Miller's WWII experiences aboard the aircraft carrier USS Cabot
  • Fulton Oursler: autobiography in progress at the time of his death
  • Theodore Roosevelt: The Winning of the West: Roosevelt's series was originally meant to be at least six books. Due to the death of his first wife, Roosevelt edited the series to conclude at four volumes.
  • Kay Sage: China Eggs, a memoir of 1910–35, covering her family, childhood, travels, painting, life in Italy, her marriage to Prince Ranieri di San Faustino and her friendship with Ezra Pound.[9]
  • Yvette Vickers: autobiography in progress at the time of her death
  • Fredric Wertham: The War on Children

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Irons, Meghan E. "Bishop’s novel offers insight into her thoughts," Boston Globe, February 18, 2010.
  2. ^ "'If Bullets Were Gold': Is This Sci-Fi Novel the Work of a Killer Professor?" Gawker
  3. ^ Smith, Dinitia. "Harold Brodkey and His (Great) Unpublished Novel," New York, September 19, 1988
  4. ^ Elton, Charles (2022). Cimino: The Deer Hunter, Heaven's Gate, and the Price of a Vision. Abrams Press. pp. 255–256. ISBN 9781419747113.
  5. ^ Neri, Valentina (June 7, 2006). "18:51 – Cimino: "'Il cacciatore?' E' pieno di errori"". Cinecittà News (in Italian). Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Snow, C. P. "Character Sketches from an Unpublished Novel"
  7. ^ "Francis Spufford pens unauthorised Narnia novel". the Guardian. 19 March 2019.
  8. ^ Mankiewicz, Ben (April 16, 2020). "Peter Bogdanovich on His Career, Orson Welles, Cary Grant and Hollywood - 2017" (video). YouTube. Turner Classic Movies.
  9. ^ Archives of American Art
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