Distinguished company.
John Gielgud 1904-2000
كتابIn his lifetime Gielgud was acclaimed as the finest classical actor of the twentieth century and Jonathan Croall's biography from 2000 was instantly recognised by critics as a masterful achievement, one that was 'unlikely to be surpassed' (Sunday Telegraph). Since that time however a considerable amount of new material has come to light and the passing of time has allowed a new candour. John Gielgud: Matinee Idol to Movie Star sees this peerless biographer return to his subject to offer the definitive life of Gielgud. For this new biography Croall's exhaustive research has included over a hu.
العنوان |
John Gielgud : Matinee Idol to Movie Star |
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الناشر |
London, England : Bloomsbury Pub. |
Distributor |
London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing |
تاريخ الإصدار |
2011 |
ملاحظات |
Description based upon print version of record. Also published in print. English |
رقم الرف |
Cover Title Page Dedication Contents List of Photographs Acknowledgements Introduction Part One Early Stages 1904-1929 1 A Terry Childhood 2 Gielgud Minor 3 Drama School 4 Apprentice at Oxford 5 Coward and Chekhov 7 The Search for Stardom 6 Man about Town 8 Three Strong Women Part Two Matinee Idol 1929-1933 9 Hamlet at the Vic 10 Turning Point 11 Young Producer 12 Richard of Bordeaux Part Three Lord of the West End 1934-1938 13 Hamlet Revisited 14 Saint-Denis and Hitchcock 15 Two Romeos 16 A Prince on Broadway 17 Actor-Manager at the Queen's. Part Four Theatres of War 1938-194618 Earnest and Elsinore 19 Barker and King Lear 20 Every Night Something Different 21 Macbeth on Tour 22 In Production 23 The Haymarket Season 24 Eastern Approaches Part Five Rise and Fall 1946-1954 25 The Rivals 26 Back in the USA 27 Rattigan and Fry 28 Brook, Stratford and Much Ado 29 Hollywood to Hammersmith 30 Desperate Hours Part Six Travelling Player 1954-1959 31 Olivier and Twelfth Night 32 Into Europe 33 One Man in His Time 34 On the Road in America Part Seven Late Stages 1959-1976 35 Time Out of Joint 36 Zeffirelli and Othello. 37 Burton and Albee38 Back to the Screen 39 Oedipus at the National 40 Bennett, Storey and the Royal Court 41 Taxing Times 42 Final Directions 43 Hall, Bond and Pinter Part Eight Movie Star 1976-2000 44 A Dream of Beauty 45 Resnais and Providence 46 The Road to Brideshead 47 A New Public 48 Cameo Corner 49 Final Curtain 50 Greenaway and Prospero's Books 51 Ninety Years On Plate Epilogue Chronology Select Bibliography Sources Imprint. |
سلسلة |
Biography and Autobiography |
الشكل |
1 online resource (1083 p.) |
اللغة |
الانكليزية |
رقم النظام |
997010707229805171 |
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