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Pub. Date
2023.
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"From his acclaimed stage triumphs to his legendary onscreen work in the Star Trek and X-Men franchises, Sir Patrick Stewart has captivated audiences around the world and across multiple generations with his indelible command of stage and screen. Now, he presents his long-awaited memoir, Making It So, a revealing portrait of an artist whose astonishing life--from his humble beginnings in Yorkshire, England, to the heights of Hollywood and worldwide...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
viii, 374 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Description
Capturing both his distinctive voice and his very soul, the actor shares his troubled, working-class upbringing in Scotland to the enormous effort that has gone into the making of the legend across theater, film, and television we know today.
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Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books, St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
416 pages
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"With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends, Robert Sellers' Peter O?Toole: The Definitive Biography paints the first complete picture of this complex and much-loved man. The book reveals what drove him to extremes, why he drank to excess for many years and hated authority, but it also describes a man who was fiercely intelligent, with a great sense of humor and huge energy."--Amazon.com.
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"From a small mining village in Wales to Hollywood's silver screen, Richard Burton broke every rule in his quest for the American Dream. Burton was known for his charisma, his explosive temper, his excessive carousing, and, above all, his stunning command of stage and screen. Munn's biography covers everything from Burton's early days on the London stage, to his star performance in Broadway's Camelot, to his wild nights in Hollywood with the likes...
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Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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From the magical moments on set as Draco Malfoy to the challenges of growing up in the spotlight, get a backstage pass into Tom Felton's life on and off the big screen. Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame in beloved films like The Borrowers catapulted him into the limelight, but nothing could prepare him for what was to come after he landed the iconic role of the Draco Malfoy, the bleached blonde villain of the...
10) Filmworker
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Details the life and career of British actor and Stanley Kubrick's collaborator Leon Vitali.
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
406 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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In 1934, a friend brought fledgling actress Vivien Leigh to see Theatre Royal, where she would first lay eyes on Laurence Olivier in his brilliant performance as Anthony Cavendish. That night, she confided, he was the man she was going to marry. There was just one problem: she was already married-and so was he. TRULY, MADLY is the biography of a marriage, a love affair that still captivates millions, even decades after both actors' deaths. Vivien...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Based on Peter Turner's memoir, tells the story of the actor's passionate relationship with aging Gloria Grahame, who finds support in her younger lover when she is diagnosed with breast cancer.
14) And furthermore
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Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011, c2010
Physical Desc
xiii, 268 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
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From the moment Judi Dench appeared as a teenager in the York Mystery Plays it was clear that acting would be her career. Trained at London's Central School of Speech and Drama it was her performance in her twenties as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's memorable Old Vic production that turned her into a star. But it is her role as 'M' in six James Bond films beginning with Golden Eye in 1995 that has gained her worldwide recognition. This book is, however,...
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
xi, 353 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Description
"No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith. Michael Coveney's biography shines a light on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era. Whether stealing scenes from Richard Burton,...
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