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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.
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.
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deleteix
Author's Note deletexi
Introduction: The Ripper Incarnate
Part I: If You Try to Find Me, I Will Kill Myself
1 ¿ Philadelphia
2 ¿ The "Secret Heart" Thing
3 ¿ A Grotesque
4 ¿ Life in a Sedan
5 ¿ Oscar Wilde
Part II: The Lion of the Hour
6 ¿ Success
7 ¿ The Rabbit with the Glass Teeth
8 ¿ Gooseberry the Great
9 ¿ He-Goat Lucifer
10 ¿ The Saint Bernard
11 ¿ I Wake Up Screaming with Laird Cregar
Part III: Betsey
12 ¿ Seven Years Old in Hollywood
13 ¿ The Man Who Shouldn't Have Come to Dinner
14 ¿ Quaking Like Jelly
15 ¿ Riding the Cannon
16 ¿ Swashbuckler
17 ¿ The Hideaway and a Sad Farewell
Part IV: "We Want You Just As You Are, Mr. Cregar."
18 ¿ Who Was Who in the Zoo
19 ¿ Three in 1943
20 ¿ Horror
21 ¿ "Don't Let Him Catch Ya, Dearie!"
22 ¿ "Gloomy Sunday"
23 ¿ The Ripper in Person
Part V: "A Beautiful Man"
24 ¿ Hangover Square's First Draft, and the Debacle of Laura
25 ¿ A Failed Romance, a Revised Script, Abbott and Costello Meet Laird Cregar, a Female Stalker, and the Tragedy of Henry VIII
26 ¿ "The Bette Davis of the 20th Century-Fox Lot"
27 ¿ Blowing Up
28 ¿ Fox Infernos
29 ¿ The Last Act
Part VI: Denouement
30 ¿ What I Wanted for Christmas
31 ¿ Legacy
32 ¿ A Final Tribute
Filmography
Theater Credits
Radio Credits
Unrealized Film Projects
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments deleteix
Author's Note deletexi
Introduction: The Ripper Incarnate
Part I: If You Try to Find Me, I Will Kill Myself
1 ¿ Philadelphia
2 ¿ The "Secret Heart" Thing
3 ¿ A Grotesque
4 ¿ Life in a Sedan
5 ¿ Oscar Wilde
Part II: The Lion of the Hour
6 ¿ Success
7 ¿ The Rabbit with the Glass Teeth
8 ¿ Gooseberry the Great
9 ¿ He-Goat Lucifer
10 ¿ The Saint Bernard
11 ¿ I Wake Up Screaming with Laird Cregar
Part III: Betsey
12 ¿ Seven Years Old in Hollywood
13 ¿ The Man Who Shouldn't Have Come to Dinner
14 ¿ Quaking Like Jelly
15 ¿ Riding the Cannon
16 ¿ Swashbuckler
17 ¿ The Hideaway and a Sad Farewell
Part IV: "We Want You Just As You Are, Mr. Cregar."
18 ¿ Who Was Who in the Zoo
19 ¿ Three in 1943
20 ¿ Horror
21 ¿ "Don't Let Him Catch Ya, Dearie!"
22 ¿ "Gloomy Sunday"
23 ¿ The Ripper in Person
Part V: "A Beautiful Man"
24 ¿ Hangover Square's First Draft, and the Debacle of Laura
25 ¿ A Failed Romance, a Revised Script, Abbott and Costello Meet Laird Cregar, a Female Stalker, and the Tragedy of Henry VIII
26 ¿ "The Bette Davis of the 20th Century-Fox Lot"
27 ¿ Blowing Up
28 ¿ Fox Infernos
29 ¿ The Last Act
Part VI: Denouement
30 ¿ What I Wanted for Christmas
31 ¿ Legacy
32 ¿ A Final Tribute
Filmography
Theater Credits
Radio Credits
Unrealized Film Projects
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
---|---|
Genre: | Biographien, Importe |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9781476678993 |
ISBN-10: | 1476678995 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Mank, Gregory William |
Hersteller: | McFarland |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 254 x 178 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | Gregory William Mank |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.02.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,623 kg |
Über den Autor
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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments deleteix
Author's Note deletexi
Introduction: The Ripper Incarnate
Part I: If You Try to Find Me, I Will Kill Myself
1 ¿ Philadelphia
2 ¿ The "Secret Heart" Thing
3 ¿ A Grotesque
4 ¿ Life in a Sedan
5 ¿ Oscar Wilde
Part II: The Lion of the Hour
6 ¿ Success
7 ¿ The Rabbit with the Glass Teeth
8 ¿ Gooseberry the Great
9 ¿ He-Goat Lucifer
10 ¿ The Saint Bernard
11 ¿ I Wake Up Screaming with Laird Cregar
Part III: Betsey
12 ¿ Seven Years Old in Hollywood
13 ¿ The Man Who Shouldn't Have Come to Dinner
14 ¿ Quaking Like Jelly
15 ¿ Riding the Cannon
16 ¿ Swashbuckler
17 ¿ The Hideaway and a Sad Farewell
Part IV: "We Want You Just As You Are, Mr. Cregar."
18 ¿ Who Was Who in the Zoo
19 ¿ Three in 1943
20 ¿ Horror
21 ¿ "Don't Let Him Catch Ya, Dearie!"
22 ¿ "Gloomy Sunday"
23 ¿ The Ripper in Person
Part V: "A Beautiful Man"
24 ¿ Hangover Square's First Draft, and the Debacle of Laura
25 ¿ A Failed Romance, a Revised Script, Abbott and Costello Meet Laird Cregar, a Female Stalker, and the Tragedy of Henry VIII
26 ¿ "The Bette Davis of the 20th Century-Fox Lot"
27 ¿ Blowing Up
28 ¿ Fox Infernos
29 ¿ The Last Act
Part VI: Denouement
30 ¿ What I Wanted for Christmas
31 ¿ Legacy
32 ¿ A Final Tribute
Filmography
Theater Credits
Radio Credits
Unrealized Film Projects
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments deleteix
Author's Note deletexi
Introduction: The Ripper Incarnate
Part I: If You Try to Find Me, I Will Kill Myself
1 ¿ Philadelphia
2 ¿ The "Secret Heart" Thing
3 ¿ A Grotesque
4 ¿ Life in a Sedan
5 ¿ Oscar Wilde
Part II: The Lion of the Hour
6 ¿ Success
7 ¿ The Rabbit with the Glass Teeth
8 ¿ Gooseberry the Great
9 ¿ He-Goat Lucifer
10 ¿ The Saint Bernard
11 ¿ I Wake Up Screaming with Laird Cregar
Part III: Betsey
12 ¿ Seven Years Old in Hollywood
13 ¿ The Man Who Shouldn't Have Come to Dinner
14 ¿ Quaking Like Jelly
15 ¿ Riding the Cannon
16 ¿ Swashbuckler
17 ¿ The Hideaway and a Sad Farewell
Part IV: "We Want You Just As You Are, Mr. Cregar."
18 ¿ Who Was Who in the Zoo
19 ¿ Three in 1943
20 ¿ Horror
21 ¿ "Don't Let Him Catch Ya, Dearie!"
22 ¿ "Gloomy Sunday"
23 ¿ The Ripper in Person
Part V: "A Beautiful Man"
24 ¿ Hangover Square's First Draft, and the Debacle of Laura
25 ¿ A Failed Romance, a Revised Script, Abbott and Costello Meet Laird Cregar, a Female Stalker, and the Tragedy of Henry VIII
26 ¿ "The Bette Davis of the 20th Century-Fox Lot"
27 ¿ Blowing Up
28 ¿ Fox Infernos
29 ¿ The Last Act
Part VI: Denouement
30 ¿ What I Wanted for Christmas
31 ¿ Legacy
32 ¿ A Final Tribute
Filmography
Theater Credits
Radio Credits
Unrealized Film Projects
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: | 2019 |
---|---|
Genre: | Biographien, Importe |
Rubrik: | Belletristik |
Medium: | Taschenbuch |
ISBN-13: | 9781476678993 |
ISBN-10: | 1476678995 |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Ausstattung / Beilage: | Paperback |
Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
Autor: | Mank, Gregory William |
Hersteller: | McFarland |
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
Maße: | 254 x 178 x 18 mm |
Von/Mit: | Gregory William Mank |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 07.02.2019 |
Gewicht: | 0,623 kg |
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