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Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy
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Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy Hardcover - 2018

by Mank, Gregory William

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  • very good
  • Hardcover

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McFarland & Company, 2018. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Boards show slight signs of shelf wear. Sticker reside on bottom of spine strip. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy
  • Author Mank, Gregory William
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 329
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McFarland & Company
  • Date 2018
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 1852805334
  • ISBN 9780786449569 / 078644956X
  • Weight 1.68 lbs (0.76 kg)
  • Dimensions 10 x 7 x 0.66 in (25.40 x 17.78 x 1.68 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Actors - United States, Cregar, Laird
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2017048598
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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From the publisher

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.

About the author

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.