Individual actors Books
The University Press of Kentucky Olivia de Havilland
Book SynopsisTribute to one of Hollywood's greatest legends, who has evolved from a gentle heroine to a strong-willed, respected, and admired artist.Table of ContentsIntroduction An Englishwoman Abroad From Starlet to Little Star Livvie and Errol Learning the Job Miss Melly Leaving the Job Three Golden Years Every Frenchwoman Has One Closing a Career Sister Joan The Time Is Now A la prochaine Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
£23.75
The University Press of Kentucky Harry Dean Stanton Hollywoods Zen Rebel Screen
Book SynopsisThe first biography of Harry Dean Stanton.
£32.00
The University Press of Kentucky Fay Wray and Robert Riskin
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£20.85
The University Press of Kentucky Maureen OHara The Biography Screen Classics
Book SynopsisA novel and balanced assessment of one of the greatest stars of the silver screen.
£18.00
The University Press of Kentucky The Brief Madcap Life of Kay Kendall
Book SynopsisA complete filmography and numerous rare photographs complete this first-ever biography of Britain's most glamorous comic star.Table of ContentsForeword Prologue Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three Chapter Four Chapter Five Chapter Six Chapter Seven Chapter Eight Chapter Nine Chapter Ten Chapter Eleven Chapter Twelve Chapter Thirteen Chapter Fourteen Chapter Fifteen Chapter Sixteen Chapter Seventeen Chapter Eighteen Chapter Nineteen Chapter Twenty Chapter Twenty-One Filmography Notes Bibliography Acknowledgements Index
£21.85
The University Press of Kentucky Anna Held and the Birth of Ziegfelds Broadway
Book SynopsisThe remarkable story of Anna Held, America's most popular musical comedy star in the 1900s, told for the first time.Table of ContentsPrologue Heaven Will Protect the Working Girl It Pays to Advertise The Belle of New York Poor Little Rich Girl A Lucky Star The Mansion of Aching Hearts The Unchastened Woman Under Two Flags The Last Rose of Summer Epilogue
£18.00
The University Press of Kentucky MeanMoodyMagnificent Jane Russell and the
Book SynopsisThe first volume to explore the life and filmography of Jane Russell.Table of ContentsIntroduction From Bemidji to Burbank Valley Girl Daughter Grows Up Accidental Aspiring Actress The Howards Shooting an Outlaw Motionless Picture Actress Mean... Moody... Magnificent Mrs. Robert Waterfield Kickstarting a Career House in the Clouds "Mitch" Wing-Ding Tonight International Uproar What Happened In Vegas Blondes A Woman of Faith JR in 3D WAIF Russ-Field Do Lord On Stage and Small Screen Endings, Beginnings, & Endings A Life Onscreen Path and Detours Living Legend
£25.65
The University Press of Kentucky The Queen of Technicolor
Book SynopsisLatin American film star Maria Montez's legacy is gloriously remembered in this skilful and thorough biography.
£36.00
The University Press of Kentucky Anne Bancroft
Book SynopsisOffers new insights into the life and career of a determined actress who left an indelible mark on the film industry while remaining true to her art.
£23.75
The University Press of Kentucky Marlene Dietrich
Book SynopsisMarlene Dietrich never threw away anything. She kept her good-luck rag doll (it appeared with her in The Blue Angel and followed her to dressing tables on every movie set). She kept the letters she received from her lovers and her husband of fifty-three years. She kept every article of clothing made for her by the great French couturiers and the legendary Hollywood costume designers. She kept everything. After Dietrich''s death, all of the articles were collected 25,000 objects and 18,000 images. Here, her treasures are brought together in 289 photographs from her own collection, with extended captions by her daughter, Maria Riva. We see Dietrich across the years and roles of her life: a child, a young actress in Berlin, a newlywed, a devoted American, a mother, and of course, a glamorous Hollywood legend. An intimate look into the life of an unforgettable star, Marlene Dietrich: Photographs and Memories gifts fans with insights from Marlene herself.
£38.00
The University Press of Kentucky Aline MacMahon
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Till the First Star Shook in the Air An Old Sweetheart of Mine Teach Me, and set My Feet on the Way The River of Stars is Rolling No One has Ever Known Her Alive Once in a Lifetime At Once They Circled Her Round Reward Unlimited Gold Digging Seeds of Freedom One Way Passage The World Changes We Fight it Round by Round Ah Wilderness With Eyes Like Stars, to the Deep
£34.20
The University Press of Kentucky A Front Row Seat
Book SynopsisDeftly interweaves Livingston's life with her observations of the artists, celebrities, and luminaries with whom she came in contact.Table of ContentsBook I Introduction Rockland County, September 1950 The Beginning My Ancestors Growing Up in Milwaukee The Lake World War II Theatrical Dreams My First New York Adventure Paramount Pictures - The Beginning of a Career Sunset Boulevard Hollywood Marilyn Monroe Courtship The Dance Lee and Ira Gershwin The Dance Continues Marriage Frederick Lowe Rockland County Plane Crash Liza and Me John Wayne Starting Over Alan Lerner's Family and Growing Up Joe Lerner My Fair Lady Battle Cry Journey to Broadway Gigi The Music Stops Divorce Sidney Chaplin Emmet Hughes Nelson Rockefellar Life as a Single Parent Disney The Inauguration of JFK Mrs. Kemeny A Special Memory A Shocking Story A New Beginning A Christmas Gift Mary Mary A Rainbow Emerging My Second Wedding Book II Introduction Mr. and Mrs. Alan W. Livingston Moving A Sad Story My Second Husband Laurie and Peter and Alan Jay Life in a Whirlwind on Camden Drive Dad Capitol Records Nat Cole Up the Ladder Frank Sinatra NBC and Bonanza An Ex-Girlfriend and an Ex-Wife Judy Garland, Oscar Levant, and the 2000 Year Old Man Enlarging the Family and JFK The Beatles The Beatles in My Mother's Garden Christopher Another Beatle Party Russia Share Jennifer Jones The Band A Miracle The End of an Era MediaArts and Don McLean EST On Board at the Music Center A New Challenge Grace Kelly and the Heimlich Maneuver Natalie Wood My Mother A New Path for Alan Livingston An Escape New York Life Again An Unexpected Offer from Blue Ribbon Changing Traditions Four Weddings and Two Funerals LA Politics Nancy and Ronnie 25th Anniversary Chairman Another 25th Anniversary with Jack Lemmon, Gregory Peck, and Michael Feinstein Billy Wilder Tribute Andrew Lloyd Weber An Unforgettable Moment China Another Challenge for Alan Completion Expanding Our Family Again Goodbye La Dolce Vita Laura Family Updates Ending this Book Stories I Hesitate to Tell Ending this Book Again
£30.40
The University Press of Kentucky Jean Gabin
Book SynopsisUpon his return to acting after the war, he became the embodiment of the uniquely French spirit face=Calibri>– a persona that would define his future roles.In Jean Gabin: The Actor Who Was France, Joseph Harriss tells the story of this French icon.Table of ContentsThe Moncorgés Good for Nothing Becoming Gabin Moulin Rouge First Films Rising Star Breakthrough Politics and Poetics Prewar Classics Prewar Classics Storm Clouds of War Escape to America Hollywood Alien Marlene Free French Oldest Tank Commander Gray Years Dream Realized New Persona Monument Filmography
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The University Press of Kentucky Lawrence Tierney
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The University Press of Kentucky Eleanor Powell
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface Prologue First Steps Atlantic City Broadway and the Joyful Noise Gaining Traction Traipsing the Boards Westward Bound Taming the Lion Full Velocity Born to Dance "Feelin' Like a Million" Fulfilling Dreams King and Queen Love and Disappointment Hollywood at War Disillusion and Hope Mizpah Back on the Boards Walking Through Fire The Phoenix Winding Down Epilogue
£34.20
Beaufort Books You Look Like That Girl
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Vallentine Mitchell & Co Ltd The Worlds of Wolf Mankowitz
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£32.46
Princeton Book Company The Art of Making Dances
Book SynopsisWritten just before the author's death in 1958, this book is an autobiography in art, a gathering of experiences in performance, and a lucid and practical source book on choreography.
£22.79
Gateways Books & Tapes,US The Actors Landscape
Book SynopsisInspires students of theatrical arts to delve into their own inner reserves of memories, feelings, and dreams to find strong grounding for the characters they wish to convey.
£12.56
Bartleby Press Der Payatz
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Chicago Review Press Lennon on Lennon
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Wings Press Kd A Jazz Biography
Book SynopsisWritten in tightly constructed rhymed quatrains, this is the first biography of internationally acclaimed Texas jazz trumpeter Kenny Dorham. Beginning in 1963 with Dorham's recordings in Denmark, this book-length poem traces the story of the Texan's career performing with the greatest musicians of the bop and hard bop eras in jazz history.Trade Review“To call this work on Kenny Dorham a labor of love is an understatement. Dave Oliphant has taken even the most mundane details of this great jazzman’s life and turned all of it into poetry.” —Krin Gabbard, author, Hotter Than That: The Trumpet, Jazz, and American Culture“With an astoundingly unique structure of line length and rhyme, Dave Oliphant has incorporated and turned into poetry a vast and impressive knowledge of jazz. The text and its deeply researched factual information and, at times, nearly Shakespearean and Spenserian richness of language will long provide and provoke both pleasure and scholarship.” —David Ray, author, Music of Time: Selected and New Poems“You'll want to have your Dorham vinyl records or CD reissues close by to listen anew to the sounds the poet calls forth.” —Joe W. Specht, author, The Women There Don't Treat You Mean: Abilene in Song
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East End Press A Passionate Journey
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Penguin Putnam Inc A Tokyo Romance
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Harvest Publications It Takes Two Our Story
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Rise Up
Book SynopsisChris Jones is the longtime chief theater critic and Sunday culture columnist of the Chicago Tribune, where he has been on staff since 2002. Throughout the 1990s, he covered Broadway and its tours for Variety. He is author of Bigger, Brighter, Louder: 150 Years of Chicago Theater (2013) and his work has appeared often in the New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Jones read Drama at the University of Hull, UK, and has a PhD from The Ohio State University. In 2011, Jones was named by American Theater magazine as one of the most influential theater critics in America. In 2014, he became the director of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's National Critics Institute in Waterford, Connecticut. Jones is a winner of the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, the most prestigious honour for drama critics in the United States.Trade ReviewFrom Angels in America to Hamilton, so many Broadway shows have made important statements to their audiences, causing them to examine the reality of their lives. Chris Jones has written a wonderful history of that era that is extremely well-researched. His writing is lively and crisp, and his stories are well-told and entertaining. Anyone who loves theatre or cultural history or social commentary will love this book. This book deserves broad readership beyond those groups by anyone interested in our society today. * Manhattan Book Review *There is much to be praised, and so often the details are beautifully stated in the author’s clean, accessible voice ... Jones’ prowess as a critic is on great display here; shows you’ve never seen come startlingly alive on the page, their essence boiled down, their heart and soul expertly explained. What shines through most is Jones as a giddy chronicler of ideas and a lover of the theater, eager to draw the line from his own knowledge of the art form to what is happening offstage. * Third Coast Review *In his new book, “Rise Up! Broadway and American Society from ‘Angels in America’ to ‘Hamilton,’” Chris Jones … has chronicled the era in a singularly creative way, bringing to bear his prodigious gift for tapping into the nexus of artistic innovation, the business of show business, new forms of audience engagement, and (as the book’s title so clearly proclaims), the political fevers that can emerge during a given period of history … Whether you booed or applauded for all or some of the many plays and musicals discussed in “Rise Up!” there is no denying that Jones has vividly caught the unsettled spirit of the times in which they came to the stage. And given the wildly melodramatic nature of our current moment on this planet he leaves you wondering just where the theater might be headed over the course of the next 25 years. * Hedy Weiss, WTTW *Chris Jones [writes] cogently and intelligently in a fashion that is easy to read and understand. In fact, this is a real page turner. * British Theatre Guide *A vivid compelling read that will form an important part of any Broadway-lover's bookshelf * Matt Wolf, theatre critic *Some critics get it right, some critics get it wrong, but Chris Jones is one of the only critics who consistently reviews all shows trying to be helpful to its creators so they can put right what is wrong. Chris brings his formidable analytical skills to examining the theatrical tissue and political discourse that has led to the spectacular rebirth of the American play and musical on Broadway. A hugely informative resume of the rise up over the last 25 years of the American theatre from “Angels in America” to “Hamilton”. It puts you into the room as it happened. * Cameron Mackintosh, theatrical producer *Table of Contents1. 1993: An Angel Lands 2. 1994: The Committed Solo Voice Emerges 3. 1996: Paying Rent 4. 1997: The Lion King, the Exotic Narrative and the Return of the Family to the Theater 5. 1999: The Short-order Cook with the Moral Conscience and the Epic Idea 6. 2001 Mythic Healing for a Nation in Pain 7. 2002: Urinetown, Spamalot and the Rise of the Meta 8. 2002: Edward Albee Roars Again and Brings on Others 9. 2007: American Familial Tragedy, Recalibrated for the Now 10. 2010: American Idiocy, the Musical Collage and America Walking Together 11. 2011: Bloody, Bloody, Self-Awareness 12. 2011: Spider-Man, the End of Auteurism and the Great Over-reach 13. 2014: The Lorraine Hansberry Renaissance, Broadway Finds Itself at One with the Obama Administration, and Hope Emerges 14. 2015: Hamilton, the Game-changer, Only It Wasn’t Ever Really a Game Bibliography Index
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Thomas Nelson Publishers Grateful American
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Grand Central Publishing Youll Grow Out of It
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Arcadia Publishing Montana Americana Music Boot Stomping in Big Sky
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£18.69
Arcadia Publishing Historic Movie Theaters of Downtown Cleveland
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Montana Entertainers Famous and Almost Forgotten
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Arcadia Publishing Texas Entertainers
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History Press A History of Milwaukee Drag
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Kensington Publishing Elizabeth and Monty
Book SynopsisViolet-eyed siren Elizabeth Taylor and classically handsome Montgomery Clift were the most gorgeous screen couple of their time. Over two decades of friendship they made, separately and together, some of the era''s defining movies--including Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Misfits, Suddenly, Last Summer, and Cleopatra. Yet the relationship between these two figures--one a dazzling, larger-than-life star, the other hugely talented yet fatally troubled--has never truly been explored until now. Monty, Elizabeth likes me, but she loves you. —Richard BurtonWhen Elizabeth Taylor was cast opposite Montgomery Clift in A Place in the Sun, he was already a movie idol, with a natural sensitivity that set him apart. At seventeen, Elizabeth was known for her ravishing beauty rather than her talent. Directors treated her like a glamorous prop. But Monty took her seriously, inspiring and encouraging her. In her words, That''s when I began to act.
£21.60
Select Books Inc Michael Jackson: The Man Behind the Mask: An
Book Synopsis'Michael Jackson: The Man behind the Mask' is the INSIDE STORY of the truth behind the rumors, ugliness and mystery surrounding Michael Jackson.Is Jackson just a confused person who got too much fame too soon or is he a cold and calculating villain who will stop at nothing to have his bizarre appetites satisfied? Now you can read about it for the first time from the man who knows everything!The author, Bob Jones, is not a journalist conducting interviews but somebody who has known and been with Jackson for 34 years as his chief of Public Relations; by his side since Michael was 11 years old. Bob Jones is the one person with this unique inside view of Michael Jackson's world. To a certain degree, Bob Jones CREATED Michael Jackson. He created his image. For example, Bob Jones created Michael Jackson's famous nickname The King of Pop.This book is explosive and will make any other book about Michael Jackson instantly forgotten. You won't find this inside information anywhere else.
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Savas Beatie Running the Race: The 'Public Face' of Charlton
Book SynopsisThundering across the screen, Judah Ben-Hur’s iconic chariot race against his former friend turned bitter foe remains an indelible part of cinematic history and established Charlton Heston as an international superstar. In many ways the race was a metaphor for the actor’s dynamic life, symbolizing his struggle to establish himself in his profession. Brian Steel Wills captures for the first time a comprehensive view of the actor’s climb to fame, his search for the perfect performance, and the meaningful roles he played in support of the causes he embraced.The actor was born and raised in the Michigan woodlands and suburbs of Chicago, where he found his love of acting in the books he read and the movies he saw. 'Chuck' Heston’s introduction to the craft that would become his life’s work began at New Trier High School and spilled over into Northwestern University. The Second World War interrupted his journey when he served his country, after which he and his wife Lydia headed to Asheville, North Carolina, where they both acted and directed in theatre.The lights of New York City and Broadway beckoned, and live television offered an important platform, but Hollywood and feature films were his destiny. His roles were as varied as they were powerful, and included stints as Moses, Ben-Hur, El Cid, Michelangelo, Mike Vargas, and Charles 'Chinese' Gordon under legendary directors like Cecil B. DeMille, William Wyler, Franklin Schaffner, and Orson Welles. He shifted to science fiction in Planet of the Apes and Soylent Green, a wide range of action and disaster films, and more nuanced roles such as Will Penny.Over his decades of performance Heston defined and redefined his 'public face' in a constant quest for an audience for his work. He undertook wide-ranging public service roles for the government, the arts, and other causes. His leadership in the Screen Actors Guild and American Film Institute carried him from Hollywood to the halls of Congress. He became an outspoken advocate of the arts and other public and charitable causes, marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Washington, and supported Second Amendment rights with the National Rifle Association. He did so even when his positions often clashed with other actors on issues ranging from nuclear arms, national security, and gun rights. The proud independent shifted decidedly to the Republican Party and appeared at political rallies and conventions, but rebuffed calls to run for office in favour of assuming similar roles on the big screen.Award-winning historian Brian Steel Wills digs deep to paint a rich portrait of Heston’s extraordinary life – a mix of complications and complexities that touched film, television, theatre, politics, and society. His carefully crafted 'public face' was impactful in more ways than the ordinarily shy and private family man could have ever imagined.
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Chicago Review Press Judy and I: My Life with Judy Garland
Book SynopsisThe third of Judy Garland's five husbands, Sid Luft was the one man in her life who stuck around. He was chiefly responsible for the final act of Judy’s meteoric comeback after she was unceremoniously booted off the MGM lot: he produced her iconic, Oscar-nominated vehicle A Star Is Born and expertly shaped her concert career. Previously unpublished, Sid Luft’s intimate autobiography tells his and Judy’s story in hard-boiled yet elegant prose. It begins on a fateful night in New York City when the not quite divorced Judy Garland and the not quite divorced Sid Luft meet at Billy Reed’s Little Club and fall for each other. The romance lasted Judy’s lifetime, despite the separations, the reconciliations, and the divorce. Under Luft’s management, Judy came back bigger than ever, building a singing career that rivaled Sinatra’s. However, her drug dependencies and suicidal tendencies put a tremendous strain on the relationship. Sid did not complete his memoir; it ended in 1960 after Judy hired David Begelman and Freddie Fields to manage her career. But Randy L. Schmidt, acclaimed editor of Judy Garland on Judy Garland and author of Little Girl Blue: The Life of Karen Carpenter, seamlessly pieced together the final section of the book from extensive interviews with Sid, most previously unpublished. Despite everything, Sid never stopped loving Judy and never forgave himself for not being able to ultimately save her from the demons that drove her to an early death at age forty-seven in 1969. Sid served as chief conservator of the Garland legacy until his death at the age of eighty-nine in 2005. This is his testament to the love of his life.Trade Review"More than the love of his life, Judy Garland was Sid Luft's passion, and their tempestuous relationship was one of the great untold stories of the twentieth century. Garland left him, returned, and left him again, but Luft thought of Garland every day from when they met until the day he died, and it shows in this riveting page-turner of a memoir." Lawrence Schulman, music producer, critic, and translator"Sid Luft's long-awaited autobiography is finally here and doesn't disappoint. Judy Garland fans and fans of Hollywood's Golden Age will enjoy Luft's honesty and insight from his very unique vantage point. A definite must-read!" Scott Brogan, founder and webmaster of TheJudyRoom.com"Luft writes with neither sensation nor sentiment. Much like himself, his writing is masculine and unflinching. Imagine Hemingway writing about the girl from Oz. It makes for a pretty fascinating book." The Bay Area Reporter"Garland fanatics will gobble up [Luft's] detailed, insightful backstage accounts of Garland's classic late productions and gossipy tidbits about their social circle." Kirkus Reviews"In prose so brassy that it bruises the sensibilities, Luft, who died in 2005, illuminates the dark side of life in the spotlight and dispels any sentimental illusions about the glories of show business in Hollywood's classic age." The New Yorker"A rare glimpse into old Hollywood that you don't get to see these days..." Red Carpet Crash"[Luft's] writing is gutsy, honest and blunt." EDGE Media Network
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Chicago Review Press Dirty Blvd.: The Life and Music of Lou Reed
Book SynopsisLou Reed made it his mission to rub people the wrong way, whether it was with the noise rock he produced with the Velvet Underground in the late 1960s or his polarizing work with Metallica that would prove to be his swan song. On a personal level, too, he seemed to take pleasure in insulting everyone who crossed his path. How did this Jewish boy from Long Island, an adolescent doo-wop singer, rise to the status of Godfather of Punk? And how did he maintain that status for decades?Dirty Blvd.—the first new biography of Reed since his death in 2013—digs deep to answer those questions. And along the way it shows us the tender side of his prickly personality.Born in Brooklyn, Reed was the son of an accountant and a former beauty queen, but he took the road less traveled, trading literary promise for an entry-level job as a budget-label songwriter and founding the Velvet Underground under the aegis of Andy Warhol. The cult of personality surrounding his transformation from downtown agent provocateur to Phantom of Rock and finally to patron saint of the avant-garde was legendary, but there was more to his artistic evolution than his abrasive public persona. The lives of many American rock stars have had no second act, but Reed’s did.Dirty Blvd. not only covers the highlights of Reed’s career but also explores lesser-known facets of his work, such as his first recordings with doo-wop group the Jades, his key literary influences and the impact of Judaism upon his work, and his engagement with the LGBT movement. Drawing from new interviews with many of his artistic collaborators, friends, and romantic partners, as well as from archival material, concert footage, and unreleased bootlegs of live performances, author Aidan Levy paints an intimate portrait of the notoriously uncompromising rock poet who wrote “Heroin,” “Sweet Jane,” “Walk on the Wild Side,” and “Street Hassle”—songs that transcended their genre and established Lou Reed as one of the most influential and enigmatic American artists of the past half-century.Trade Review"Reading Aidan Levy's Dirty Blvd. is like rolling down lower Broadway after a tickertape parade, a nocturne for Lou Reed piled high with twinkling treasures, dark skeins of insight, and drifts of American excess. It's a night of a thousand eyes, a book of deep focus, peering with the rapt intent of a biography and the empathy of a memoir. Born of Jewish parents who hoped to assimilate, Lou was a man who could not. From shock treatment he lunged into shock-rock, singing and living like a rat poet caught in a trap. Levy finds it all on this boulevard, searching for Lou's art with his own heart where it clearly still lives and breathes. And if, as Lou's life-mate said with his parting, we die a final death the last time someone utters our name, then Levy has done his part to keep that name forever on our lips. A startling, beautiful and defiant literary debut. Rock this book!" Stephen Molton, screenwriter, producer, professor and author, Brave Talk and Brothers in Arms: The Kennedys, the Castros, and the Politics of Murder , co-written with Gus Russo"Lou Reed was much more than 'Walk on the Wild Side' and glam rock. He was the voice of the disaffected and the disenchanted, the scourge of comfort and convention, the enfant terrible of literary rock, and, very often, one of the great tender-hearted poets of New York City. Aidan Levy shines a light into unexamined corners of this singular life and enlarges our sense of his subject's spiky unforgettable character." Peter Blauner, bestselling author, Slipping into Darkness and Slow Motion Riot"A valuable study of Reed, further cementing his totemic influence as the high priest of art rock." Kirkus Reviews"This skillfully written and respectful biography takes us through Reed's life and career . . . . Levy has produced an informative and insightful look at a rock star and songwriter whose work always cut a little deeper than that of his peers." Booklist"Levy does a splendid job debunking the myths surrounding the musician . . . . this study is about as close to a must-read book on Reed as one can get." Library Journal"In the first major biography of Reed since his 2013 death and subsequent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Levy throws a literary lasso on the many facets of his career." Houston Press
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Chicago Review Press I Stooged to Conquer: The Autobiography of the
Book SynopsisTelling the full story of the head Stooge, this work reveals the life-long career of a legendary funnyman. Born into a working-class family in Brooklyn, Moe Howard transformed his real-life experiences of getting into mischief with his brother Shemp into the plots that would have millions rolling in the aisles. From childhood, Moe’s ambition was to perform—whether it was plucking a ukulele on the beach, or playing a halfwit on a Mississippi showboat. But he only found success when he joined with Shemp and Larry Fine to play, as the New York Times put it, “three of the frowziest numskulls ever assembled.” As the brains behind the Three Stooges, he went on to act in hundreds of their movies, introducing his little brother Curly into the act when Shemp departed, and, after Curly’s death, partnering with Joe Besser and finally Joe de Rita. This is Moe Howard’s self-penned, no-holds-barred story of the ups and downs of his life, ranging from personal family tragedies to tidbits about career mishaps and triumphs. It overflows with the easygoing charm, generosity, and inspired lunacy of the “wise guy” behind America’s most successful comedy trio.
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Time Inc Home Entertaiment LIFE Icons Jack Nicholson: A Life in Pictures
Book SynopsisThe movie audience respects talent but revels in charisma, and is always ready to elevate a star who is as much as character off the screen as on it. Ever since he came to the attention of the American public in the 1960s, Jack Nicholson has been the whole package. But who among us really knows the man who smiles that wicked grin from behind the darkest of shades? His generation's Mr. Hollywood, a fixture next to the Los Angeles Lakers bench, is in fact a native New Yorker: the son of a showgirl, born in the city in 1937 and raised largely by his grandmother so that Jack's mum could continue her career as a hoofer. Starting out, he appeared in B movies directed by Roger Corman, then burst through in the counter-culture classic Easy Rider. Immediately, his abilities were recognized in dramas, comedies, anything - and the awards and nominations began to pile up (he's been nominated for a dozen Academy Awards and has won three). Meantime, his rascal's persona and happily loose social life provided another kind of delicious entertainment; he has, down the decades, spent as much of his career in front of still cameras (often LIFE's) as he has on the set. If you want to know Jack, and enjoy his colourful life in all its ever-blazing glory, this latest, lavishly illustrated edition in LIFE's new Icons series is the book for you. LIFE Icons celebrates the larger-than-life figures among us, and none is larger than Jack Nicholson.
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Catapult Sam Shepard A Life
Book Synopsis“John Winters offers a master class in literary sleuthing, untangling the many lives and unearthing the origin story of America’s foremost Renaissance man of letters.” —Kelly Horan, coauthor of Devotion and DefianceWith more than fifty-five plays to his credit—including the 1979 Pulitzer Prize-winning Buried Child, an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff, and an onscreen persona that’s been aptly summed up as “Gary Cooper in denim”—Sam Shepard’s impact on American theater and film ranks with the greatest playwrights and actors of the past half-century.Sam Shepard: A Life gets to the heart of Sam Shepard, presenting a compelling and comprehensive account of his life and work.In a new epilogue, added by the author after Shepard’s untimely death in July of 2017, John J. Winters offers a glimpse into the enigmatic author’s last days, when very few k
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Arcadia Publishing (SC) Historic Movie Theaters of Delaware
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Chicago Review Press Anything for a Hit An Ar Womans Story of
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Don Francisco. Con ganas de vivir. Memorias. / A
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GoodKnight Books Mission Jimmy Stewart and the Fight for Europe
Book SynopsisWhen he left Hollywood in March 1941, Jimmy Stewart was America's boy next door movie star and a recent Academy Award winner. He left all that behind to join the United States Army Air Corps and fulfill his family mission to serve his country—only to face obstacle after obstacle from both Hollywood and Washington. Finally he made his way to the European Theater, where several near-death experiences and the loss of men under his command took away his youthful good looks. The war finally won, he returned home with millions of other veterans to face an uncertain future, suffering what we now know as PTSD. For the next half century, Stewart refused to discuss his combat experiences and took the story of his service to the grave. Mission presents the first in-depth look at Stewart's life as a Squadron Commander in the skies over Germany, from takeoff to landing and every key moment in between. Author Robert Matzen sifted through thousands of Air Force combat reports and the Stewart pe
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Nimbus Publishing (CN) Silver Hair and Golden Voice: Austin Willis, from
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Fonthill Media Ltd The Price of Fame: The Biography of Dennis Price
Book SynopsisCharming, erudite, and the very personification of the English gentleman, Dennis Price was without doubt also one of the most promising and talented newcomers to the world of theatre and film in the late 1930s, and he arguably reached his screen best in the classic Ealing comedy 'Kind Hearts and Coronets'. Huge praise was lavished upon him and he was compared alongside theatrical contemporaries Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson as being destined for great things. Scene-stealing performances followed over the next few decades in such differing films as 'The Dancing Years', 'The Intruder', 'Private's Progress', 'The Naked Truth', 'Tunes of Glory', 'Tamahine' and 'Theatre of Blood', to name but a few. Though whilst his career was blossoming his private life was going through turmoil when, after one of his several affairs was discovered by his wife, he faced the shame of divorce, separation from his two children and when coupled with significant tax bills, it all proved too much and the actor attempted suicide. Eventually bouncing back, he reinvented himself as a character actor and appeared in scores of notable films—and was often the best thing in them!
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John Blake Publishing Ltd Robert Pattinson: The Biography
Book SynopsisThe Twilight Saga may have made 'R-Patz' a household name - and earned him a spot on the bedroom walls of teenage girls around the world - but long gone are the days when he was just seen as a (very) pretty face. Named amongst TIME magazine's 100 Most Influential People, and drawing critical acclaim for recent screen performances, he is carving a formidable reputation as a serious actor, artist and ambassador as well as a sex symbol. Hailed as 'the next Jude Law' when the supporting role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire fell to him, it was only a matter of time before other major productions joined the hunt. But after accepting the offer to play Edward Cullen in the first Twilight movie, Robert couldn't have dreamt just how far into the spotlight he would be catapulted. The series went on to gross over GBP2billion worldwide, and for the heartthrob star of the story, opportunity knocked from every direction. From supporting charities against child trafficking through selling his own artwork, to campaigning to raise awareness of cancer, it's clear he has a heart of gold to match a jawline of iron. And with critically acclaimed performances in more mature movies like futuristic western The Rover, and an Oscar-bait role as T.E. Lawrence in Queen of the Desert on the horizon, there can be no doubt that Robert Pattinson is set to be the modern-day matinee idol of the decade.
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