TCM Library Leading Men: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actors of the Studio Era

Type

Book

Authors

Osborne, Robert

Haskell, Molly

Miller, Frank

ISBN 10

0811854671

ISBN 13

9780811854672

Tags

Performing Arts, History & Criticism, Popular Culture, Sociology

Series Name

TCM Library

Abstract

Tough, sophisticated, witty, and handsome. From Rudolph Valentino to Buster Keaton, Cary Grant to Jimmy Stewart, Humphrey Bogart to Steve McQueen, each of the actors featured in this book brought a magnetic presence to the screen and made a powerful and enduring mark on film history. Produced by Turner Classic Movies, this stylish and definitive guide as the inside scoop and off-the-record reveals of fifty unforgettable actors and is also the focus of an on-air film festival on the channel. The lives and accomplishments of each actor are celebrated in an insightful career overview, accompanied by an annotated list of essential films, filmographies, behind the scenes facts, Academy Award wins and nominations. Full of surprising trivia, film stills, posters, and stunning photos, Leading Men pays tribute to the most charismatic, enduring, and elegant actors of the silver screen. An essential resource for movie buffs and pop-culture enthusiasts alike.

Description

Contents:
Fred Astaire
John Barrymore
Humphrey Bogart
Charles Boyer
Marlon Brando
James Cagney
Lon Chaney
Charles Chaplin
Montgomery Clift
Ronald Colman
Gary Cooper
Bing Crosby
James Dean
Kirk Douglas
Douglas Fairbanks
Errol Flynn
Henry Fonda
Clark Gable
John Garfield
John Gilbert
Cary Grant
William Holden
Bob Hope
Rock Hudson
Buster Keaton
Gene Kelley
Alan Ladd
Burt Lancaster
Jack Lemmon
Harold Lloyd
Frederic March
Joel McCrea
Steve McQueen
Robert Mitchum
Paul Muni
Paul Newman
Laurence Olivier
Peter O'Toole
Gregory Peck
Sidney Poitier
William Powell
Anthony Quinn
Edward G. Robinson
Mickey Rooney
Frank Sinatra
James Stewart
Robert Taylor
Spencer Tracy
Rudolph Valentino
John Wayn

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