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Laird Cregar
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Author : Gregory William Mank
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2019-02-07
Laird Cregar written by Gregory William Mank and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-02-07 with Performing Arts categories.
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.
Laird Cregar 42 Success Facts Everything You Need To Know About Laird Cregar
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Author : Judy Lindsay
language : en
Publisher: Emereo Publishing
Release Date : 2014-07-05
Laird Cregar 42 Success Facts Everything You Need To Know About Laird Cregar written by Judy Lindsay and has been published by Emereo Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-05 with categories.
The most comprehensive Biography yet of Laird Cregar. This book is your ultimate resource for Laird Cregar. Here you will find the most up-to-date 42 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Laird Cregar's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Hangover Square (film) - Cast, The Lodger (1944 film) - Cast, The Man Who Came to Dinner (1942 film) - Production, Joan of Paris - Plot, Henry Morgan - Film Television, Alfred E. Neuman - Genesis, Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale - C, Holy Matrimony (1943 film), Holy Matrimony (1943 film) - Critical reception, Laird Cregar - Early life and career, The Black Swan (film) - Plot, This Gun for Hire, Ten Gentlemen from West Point - Cast, Charley's Aunt (1941 film) - Cast, Hangover Square (film) - Plot, The Lodger (1944 film) - Critical response, Heaven Can Wait (1943 film), Otto Preminger - Laura, Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) - Plot, Laura (1944 film) - Production, Holy Matrimony (1943 film) - Cast, This Gun for Hire - Plot, Rings on Her Fingers - Cast, Hudson's Bay (film), Rings on Her Fingers - Plot summary, The Maltese Falcon (1941 film) - Adaptations and parodies, This Gun for Hire - Cast, Sam Spade - Radio, I Wake Up Screaming - Critical response, Hudson's Bay (film) - Cast, The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog - Other adaptations, Heaven Can Wait (1943 film) - Cast, Holy Matrimony (1943 film) - Plot, Blood and Sand (1941 film) - Plot, Joan of Paris - Cast, I Wake Up Screaming - Cast, and much more...
Laird Cregar
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Author : Gregory William Mank
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2017-12-20
Laird Cregar written by Gregory William Mank and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-20 with Performing Arts categories.
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.
Horror Stars On Radio
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Author : Ronald L. Smith
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-03-08
Horror Stars On Radio written by Ronald L. Smith and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-03-08 with Performing Arts categories.
This book chronicles the radio appearances of all prominent classic horror movie stars--Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Peter Lorre, Vincent Price, and two dozen more, including "scream queens" like Fay Wray. It contains script excerpts from radio shows as well as material from narrated albums and music singles. Each star's appearances are listed by show and air date, with descriptions of the subject matter.
Wilde In The Dream Factory
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Author : Kate Hext
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2024-03-13
Wilde In The Dream Factory written by Kate Hext and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-13 with Drama categories.
Hollywood is haunted by the ghost of playwright and novelist Oscar Wilde. This is the story of his haunting, told for the first time. Set within the rich evolving context of how the American entertainment industry became cinema, and how cinema become the movies, it reveals how Wilde helped to shape Hollywood in the early twentieth century. It begins with his 1882 American tour, and traces the ongoing popularity of his plays and novel in the early twentieth century, after his ignominious death. Following the early filmmakers, writers and actors as they headed West in the Hollywood boom, it uncovers how and why they took Wilde's spirit with them. There, in Hollywood, in the early days of silent cinema, Wilde's works were adapted. They were also beginning to define a new kind of style -- a 'Wilde-ish spirit', as Ernst Lubitsch called it -- filtering into the imaginations of Lubitsch himself, as well as Alla Nazimova, Ben Hecht, Samuel Hoffenstein and many others. These were the people who translated Wilde's queer playfulness into the creation of screwball comedies, gangster movies, B-movie horrors, and films noir. There, Wilde and his style embodied a spirit of rebellion and naughtiness, providing a blue-print for the charismatic cinematic criminal and screwball talk onscreen. Discussing films including Bringing Up Baby, Underworld, and Laura, alongside definitive adaptations of Wilde's works, including, The Picture of Dorian Gray, Lady Windermere's Fan, and Salome, Wilde in the Dream Factory revises how we understand both Wilde's afterlife and cinema's beginnings.
Hollywood Cauldron
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Author : Gregory William Mank
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2010-06-21
Hollywood Cauldron written by Gregory William Mank and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-06-21 with Performing Arts categories.
Thirteen of Hollywood's horror classics in detail: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931), The Old Dark House(1932), The Mask of Fu Manchu (1932), Mark of the Vampire (1935), Mad Love (1935), The Black Room (1935), The Walking Dead (1936), Cat People (1942), Bluebeard (1944), The Lodger (1944), The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945), Hangover Square (1945) and Bedlam (1946). From original interviews and research, the styles of the various studios (from giant M-G-M to Poverty Row's PRC), along with the performers, directors, and backstage events, are examined.
Heritage Signature Vintage Movie Poster Auction 636
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language : en
Publisher: Heritage Capital Corporation
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Heritage Signature Vintage Movie Poster Auction 636 written by and has been published by Heritage Capital Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with categories.
Hollywood S Hellfire Club
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Author : Gregory William Mank
language : en
Publisher: Feral House
Release Date : 2007-10-01
Hollywood S Hellfire Club written by Gregory William Mank and has been published by Feral House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-10-01 with Performing Arts categories.
They made fans go crazy and censors apoplectic, spent fortunes faster than they made them, forged Rembrandts and hung them in major museums, went on trial for committing statutory rape with necrophiliac teenage girls, reinterpreted Hamlet as an incestuous mama's boy,and swilled immeasurable quantities of spirits during week-long parties on wobbly yachts. They were "The Bundy Drive Boys," and they made the Rat Pack look like Cub Scouts. Their self-destructiveness was spectacular, the misanthropy profound, but behind the boozy bravado was a devoted mutual affection. The Bundy Drive Boys' un-bowdlerized stories have never been illustrated so well or told so completely as within Hollywood's Hellfire Club. Author Gregory William Mank also wrote It's Alive!: The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein and Hollywood Cauldron.
Horror Unmasked
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Author : Brad Weismann
language : en
Publisher: Epic Ink
Release Date : 2023-09-05
Horror Unmasked written by Brad Weismann and has been published by Epic Ink this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-05 with Performing Arts categories.
From the silent-film era to the blockbusters of today, Horror Unmasked is a fun-filled, highly illustrated dive into the past influences and present popularity of the horror film genre. The horror film’s pop-culture importance is undeniable, from its early influences to today’s most significant and exciting developments in the genre. Since 1990, the production of horror films has risen exponentially worldwide, and in 2021, horror films earned an estimated $580 million in ticket sales, not to mention how the genre has expanded into books, fashion, music, and other media throughout the world. Horror has long been the most popular film genre, and more horror movies have been made than any other kind. We need them. We need to be scared, to test ourselves, laugh inappropriately, scream, and flinch. We need to get through them and come out, blinking, still in one piece. This comprehensive guide features: A thorough discussion on monster movies and B-movies (The Thing; It Came from Outer Space; The Blob) The destruction of the American censorship system (Blood Feast; The Night of the Living Dead; The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) International horror, zombies, horror comedies, and horror in the new millennium (Matango; Suspiria; Ghostbusters) A dissection of the critical reception of modern horror (Neon Demon; Pan’s Labyrinth; Funny Games) Stunning movie posters and film stills, plus fan-made tributes to some of the most lauded horror franchises in the world (Aliens; the Evil Dead; The Hills Have Eyes; Scream) A perfect reference and informational book for horror fans and those interested in its cultural influence worldwide, Horror Unmasked provides a general introduction to the genre, serves as a guidebook to its film highlights, and celebrates its practitioners, trends, and stories.
The Hollywood Book Of Death
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Author : James Robert Parish
language : en
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Release Date : 2001-11-19
The Hollywood Book Of Death written by James Robert Parish and has been published by McGraw Hill Professional this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-11-19 with Social Science categories.
Discover the tantalizing details of Hollywood's famous and infamous fatalities The death of a celebrity is often as fascinating as--and sometimes more fascinating than--a star's actual life. From the grisly end of Sharon Tate at the hands of the Manson family and the mysterious demise of Bob Crane to the peaceful passings of Lucille Ball and George Burns, The Hollywood Book of Death is a captivating and appealingly packaged volume of more than 125 television and movie stars' final curtain calls. Arranged by manner of death, these well-researched accounts include details of celebrities' colorful lives and unusual deaths, their funerals, and the intriguing aftermath. With more than 100 rare photographs and a special "necrology" index of more than 6,000 stars and directors, along with a section revealing where Hollywood personalities are resting in eternal sleep, this enthralling reference promises to be on every film and television buff's "Top 10" gift list.