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Ed Wood: A Biography
Often labeled the worst director in Hollywood history, Ed Wood was something far more complex...a determined filmmaker working on the margins of an unforgiving industry.
This biography traces Wood’s life from his early ambitions to his years making low-budget films with limited resources, unreliable collaborators, and unwavering conviction. It examines his creative process, his partnership with Bela Lugosi, and the personal struggles that shaped both his work and reputation.
Rather than mythologizing or mocking, this book presents a clear, factual portrait of a man who continued to create despite constant setbacks.
A concise, honest look at one of Hollywood’s most unusual careers...and the persistence behind it.
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GenreBiography and Memoir
Length7 hrs 9 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 19, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1ED WOOD: A Biography
2Chapter One: The Eviction: December 7, 1978
3Chapter Two: Poughkeepsie: 1924–1942
4Chapter Three: The War: 1942–1946
5Chapter Four: Hollywood: 1947–1952
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6Chapter Five: Glen or Glenda
71952–1953
8Glen or Glenda (1953) — The Film
9Critical Reception: Then and Now
10Jail Bait (1954)
11Chapter Six: Bela
121952–1956
13Bride of the Monster (1955) — The Film
14Critical Reception: Then and Now
15The Final Months
16Chapter Seven: Plan 9
171956–1959
18Plan 9 from Outer Space (1957/1959) — The Film
19Plan 9: Critical Reception — Then and Now
20Night of the Ghouls (1958/1983)
21Chapter Eight: The Long Slide
221960–1972
23The Sinister Urge (1960) — The Film
24Orgy of the Dead (1965) — The Film
25Take It Out in Trade (1970) and Necromania (1971)
26Chapter Nine: Kathy: The Marriage
27Chapter Ten: December 10, 1978: The End
28Chapter Eleven: After: 1980–1994
29Chapter Twelve: What It Means: A Reckoning
30Chapter Four-B: Dolores: The First Love, 1952–1955
31Chapter Six-B: The Last Year of Bela Lugosi: 1955–1956
32Chapter Eight-B: The Decade, Year by Year: 1961–1969
33Chapter Eleven-B: What the Cult Was: The Anatomy of an Unlikely Love
34Chapter Two-B: The Angora: A Private Life
35Chapter Four-C: The Company He Kept: Hollywood's Lower Registers, 1950–1953
36Chapter Five-B: Four Days: The Making of Glen or Glenda, 1952
37Chapter Ten-B: The Last Apartment: 1973–1978
38Chapter Seven-B: Making Plan 9: The Production, Piece by Piece
39Chapter Five-C: Norma: The Marriage Nobody Talks About
40Chapter Eleven-C: The Survivors: What Happened After
41Chapter Twelve-B: Ed Wood in the Academy: What the Scholars Say
42Chapter Six-C: The Monster and the Man: The Bride of the Monster Shoot, 1954
43Chapter Eight-C: What He Thought: Ed Wood and His Own Films
44Chapter Eight-D: The Novels: Ann Gora and Her Siblings
45A Note Before We Begin: On Method, Sources, and Why This Story Matters
46Chapter Four-D: The Lean Years: Hollywood, 1947–1950
47Chapter Seven-C: The Premiere: March 1957 and the Long Wait
48Chapter Eleven-D: Burton: Why Tim Burton Made the Film He Made
49Chapter Five-D: The Amazing Criswell: A Man and His Certainty
50Chapter Six-D: Dracula to Destitution: Bela Lugosi in America, 1931–1952
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