Gregory William Mank

Laird Cregar

A Hollywood Tragedy

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Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Februar 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 623g
• ISBN-13: 9781476678993
• ISBN-10: 1476678995
• Artikelnr.: 54852403

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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