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Laird Cregar
A Hollywood Tragedy
Taschenbuch von Gregory William Mank
Sprache: Englisch

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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
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
Artikel-ID: 123778082
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
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
Artikel-ID: 123778082
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