Secretary of Defense

Douglas Kinnard, a 1944 graduate of West Point, served in combat in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, retiring as a brigadier general. After receiving a Ph.D. from Princeton, he taught at the University of Vermont, at which he is now professor emeritus of political science. Subsequently, he served as Army Chief of Military History and was on the faculties of the Naval War College and the National DefenseUniversity. Now a resident of Alexandria, Virginia, he is the author of seven books.

• Early Years in PolandThe Move to BerlinWith Lubitsch in GermanyPost-War BerlinSwitzerland to Paris to New YorkComing to HollywoodParamount Pictures, 1922Engagement to ChaplinGloria SwansonParamount Pictures, 1924Forbidden ParadiseBecoming a StarFinding ValentinoLosing ValentinoParamount Pictures, 1927Princess MdivaniWorking in EuropeFirst Talkie: A Woman CommandsReturn to UFAEscape from GermanyLife with Margaret WestFinal Days