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American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian

William J. Mann (born August 7, 1963) is an American novelist, biographer, and Hollywood historian^[1] best known for his studies of Hollywood and the American film industry, especially his 2006 biography of Katharine Hepburn, Kate: The Woman Who Was Hepburn.

Kate was named one of the 100 Notable Books of 2006 by The New York Times.^[2] William J.Mann also used the pseudonym Geoffrey Huntington^[3][4] under which he wrote the Ravenscliff Series.^[5]

Early life and education

Mann was born August 7, 1963, in Connecticut.^[6] His father, William H.

Mann, was the treasurer for the city of Middletown, Connecticut, and his mother, Carol (née Soderlind), worked for the Connecticut Superior Court (the state trial court of general jurisdiction).^[7]

Mann received his undergraduate degree at Central Connecticut State University in 1984.