Laird Cregar

A Hollywood Tragedy

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de Gregory William Mank

Type

Stories

Sujet

Actor > Laird Cregar

Mots Clés

Laird Cregar, actor

Année d'édition

2019

Editeur

McFarland & Co

1ere édition

2018

Langue

anglais

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Format

Paperback • 329 pages
7 x 10 inches (18 x 25.5 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-7899-3

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Description de l'ouvrage:
In 1944, Laird Cregar played Jack the Ripper in The Lodger, giving one of the most haunting performances in Hollywood history. It was the climax of a strange celebrity that saw the young American actor--who stood 6' 3" and weighed more than 300 pounds--earn distinction as a portrayer of psychopaths and villains. Determined to break free of this typecasting, he desperately desired to become "a beautiful man," embarking on an extreme diet that killed him at 31. This first biography of Cregar tells the heartbreaking story of the brilliant but doomed actor. Appendices cover his film, theatre, and radio work. Many never before published photographs are included.

À propos de l'auteur :
Gregory William Mank has written and recorded many DVD and Blu-Ray audio commentaries, has won four Rondo Awards, and has written numerous books on classic horror films. He lives in Delta, Pennsylvania.

Revue de Presse:
"scrupulous archive research...Mank has left no stone unturned while searching for personal reminiscences...scrupulously documents Cregar’s various stage appearances"―Film International.

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