Kitty Kelley is the internationally-acclaimed bestselling author of Jackie Oh!; Elizabeth Taylor: The Last Star;
His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra; Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography; The Royals;
and The Family: The Real Story of the Bush Dynasty. The last four titles were all #1 on the New York Times
bestseller list. Kelley has been honored by her peers with such awards as the Outstanding Author Award from the
American Society of Journalists and Authors for her "courageous writing on popular culture," the Philip M. Stern Award
for her "outstanding service to writers and the writing profession," the Medal of Merit from the Lotos Club of New York
City, and the 2005 PEN Oakland Literary Censorship Award. She lives in Washington, D.C., with her physician
husband, Jonathan Zucker.
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