- Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy: An Affectionate Biography. Doubleday, 1961; reprint edition, Robson Books, Ltd., 1976; revised edition, New American Library, 1985. ISBN 1-86105-606-0
- The Comedy World of Stan Laurel. Doubleday, 1974; reprint edition, Past Times, 1990. ISBN 1-86105-780-6
- Babe: The Life of Oliver Hardy. Citadel Press, 1990; reprint edition, Robson Books, 2004. ISBN 1-86105-781-4
- Cagney. Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. ISBN: 0-679-44607-9
Not to be confused with British novelist John McCabe, author of comic thrillers "Stickleback," "Herding Cats," and "Big Spender."