Editing Michael Fitzgerald - Books (section)

=== ''The Mind of the Artist: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Asperger Syndrome & Depression'' (2015) ===
* '''Author:''' [[Michael Fitzgerald]]
* '''Publisher:''' [[Nova Science Publishers]]
* '''ISBN:''' 9781634635738
* '''Year:''' 2015

A comprehensive psychobiographical study of 60 famous artists, actors, writers, filmmakers, and other creative figures, analyzing how neurodevelopmental disorders and mood disorders shaped their lives and art. Fitzgerald's profiles span from [[Shakespeare]] to [[Judy Garland]] to modern entertainers, highlighting traits of [[ADHD]], [[ASD]] (Asperger's), and [[depression]] in each subject's personality. This work underscores a recurring theme that certain mental differences can fuel creative genius, albeit often at great personal cost.

'''Individuals profiled in this book (60 artists and entertainers):'''

'''Actors (Stage & Screen):'''
* [[Henry Irving]]
* [[David Garrick]]
* [[Orson Welles]]
* [[John Gielgud]]
* [[Rudolph Valentino]] -- Noted as likely autistic spectrum case
* [[Michael Redgrave]]
* [[Charles Laughton]]
* [[Frank Sinatra]]
* [[Richard Burton (actor)|Richard Burton]]
* [[James Stewart]]
* [[Alec Guinness]]
* [[James Mason]]
* [[Micheál Mac Liammóir]]
* [[Harry Houdini]] -- Illustrates possible ADHD-like risk-taking and creativity
* [[Richard Harris]]
* [[David Niven]]
* [[Ellen Terry]]
* [[Greta Garbo]] -- Noted as likely autistic spectrum case (exemplifying the "mysterious" Asperger female profile)
* [[Leni Riefenstahl]]
* [[Judy Garland]]
* [[Mata Hari]]
* [[Groucho Marx]]
* [[Peter Sellers]]
* [[Tony Hancock]]
* [[Kenneth Williams]]
* [[W. C. Fields]]
* [[Spike Milligan]] -- Illustrates possible ADHD-like risk-taking and creativity born of emotional turmoil
* [[Jimmy O'Dea]]

'''Film Directors:'''
* [[Cecil B. DeMille]]
* [[Constantin Stanislavski]]
* [[Federico Fellini]]
* [[Tyrone Guthrie]]
* [[Alfred Hitchcock]] -- Discussed for his phobias and detachment linked to the autism spectrum
* [[Luis Buñuel]]
* [[Walt Disney]] -- Noted for obsessive perfectionism linked to the autism spectrum
* [[Otto Preminger]]
* [[Sergei Eisenstein]]
* [[John Schlesinger]]
* [[Sam Peckinpah]]
* [[Frank Capra]]
* [[George Cukor]]

'''Composers & Conductors:'''
* [[Leonard Bernstein]] -- Noted for hyper-focus on music and mercurial personality; possible links to mood instability or ADHD-like energy
* [[Leopold Stokowski]] -- Noted for hyper-focus on music and mercurial personality; possible links to mood instability or ADHD-like energy

'''Writers:'''
* [[Anton Chekhov]]
* [[Henrik Ibsen]]
* [[Luigi Pirandello]]
* [[John Osborne]]
* [[T. S. Eliot]]
* [[F. Scott Fitzgerald]]
* [[Friedrich Schiller]]
* [[Voltaire]]
* [[Truman Capote]]
* [[Oliver St. John Gogarty]]
* [[Ian Fleming]]
* [[Philip K. Dick]] -- Noted for lifelong struggles with mental health as part of his creative psyche
* [[William Shakespeare]] -- Fitzgerald suggests he may have had traits of Asperger's

'''Producers/Financiers:'''
* [[Sam Spiegel]]
* [[William Randolph Hearst]]
* [[Samuel Goldwyn]]
* [[Howard Hughes]] -- Cited as a case of likely ASD compounded by obsessive-compulsive tendencies