Chester Morris

Scott Allen Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen

ISBN 10: 1476677298 / ISBN 13: 9781476677293

Verlag: McFarland and Co Inc, US, 2020

Beschreibung

? The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television. This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9781476677293

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Chester Morris
• Verlag: McFarland and Co Inc, US
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1476677298
• ISBN-13: 9781476677293
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: New
• Gewicht: 623 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

 The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom’s top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television.

This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

The late Scott Allen Nollen was educated in film and history at the University of Iowa. He had written and edited more than 40 books on the history of film, literature and music.