Chester Morris

His Life and Career

AvScott Allen Nollen,Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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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.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-01-09
Mått:178 x 254 x 18 mm
Vikt:617 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:349
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476677293

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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. Researcher Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen, a native of Java, is making her English-language debut with this book.

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Table of ContentsPreface by Yuyun Yuningsih NollenIntroduction by Scott Allen Nollen1. Magic Lad of the Morris Family2. A Dignified Life in Hollywood?3. The Big House4. King for a Night5. Public Hero Number 16. Flight from Glory7. Meet Boston Blackie8. Aerial Gunner9. Boston Blackie Leaves Hollywood10. Unchained11. Double-Breasted Suits to Blue Denim12. From Naked City to Route 6613. The Last Day of the Play14. Requiem for a Working ActorAppendix A: Chester Morris FilmographyAppendix B: Television ProgramsAppendix C: Radio ProgramsAppendix D: Stage PerformancesAppendix E: Films Announced for Chester Morris but Produced with Another ActorChapter NotesSources and BibliographyIndex