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==Reception==
In 1992, ''Publishers Weekly'' called his life of Laurence Olivier "a magnificent, moving biography worthy of its protean subject".<ref>[https://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-06-018315-8 "''Laurence Olivier: A Biography ''"], ''Publishers Weekly'', February 3, 1992.</ref> [[Michael Coveney]], reviewing the Alan Bates biography in 2007 in ''[[The Guardian]]'', described him as "an American quasi-academic gossipmonger who has produced zestful, authoritative books..."<ref>[[Michael Coveney|Coveney, Michael]] (June 16, 2007). [http://books.guardian.co.uk/reviews/biography/0,,2104039,00.html "Guilty Secrets"], ''The Guardian''.</ref> [[Barry Forshaw]] wrote in ''The Times'' that Spoto is "one of the most perspicacious biographers, a man whose insights into his subjects are always razor-sharp."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Forshaw|first1=Barry|title=High Society: Grace Kelly and Hollywood by Donald Spoto|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/high-society-grace-kelly-and-hollywood-by-donald-spoto-dfn7tglnv5x|work=The Times|date=May 28, 2009}}</ref>
His biography of [[Teresa Wright]], ''A Girl's Got to Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright'' was published in February 2016. Spoto was a close friend to Wright for more than 30 years and was given exclusive access by her family to her papers and correspondence. ''Publishers Weekly'' called the biography "an engaging and intimate portrait".<ref>[https://www.proquest.com/docview/1747779692 "Review: A Girl's Got to Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright, University Press of Mississippi Donald Spoto"]. ''Publishers Weekly''. December 7, 2015. "Prolific celebrity biographer Spoto (The Redgraves: A Family Epic) paints an engaging and intimate portrait of Oscar-winning actor Teresa Wright." Retrieved March 18, 2022.</ref> ''Library Journal'' praised the book as "an affectionate tribute to a shamefully neglected talent".<ref>Rees, Stephen (February 1, 2016). [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1759012167 "Performing Arts; Review: Spoto, Donald. A Girl's Got To Breathe: The Life of Teresa Wright'"]. ''Library Journal''. "VERDICT This affectionate tribute to a shamefully neglected talent benefits greatly from the insights of Wright's children and friends. With the performer's views on Marlon Brando, Sterling Hayden, and notable American directors and playwrights, it is recommended for students of American film and theater." Retrieved March 18, 2022.</ref>
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