Laird Cregar: A Hollywood Tragedy Hardcover – January 30, 2018
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| Management number | 220806538 | Release Date | 2026/05/03 | List Price | US$20.10 | Model Number | 220806538 | ||
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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. Read more
| ISBN10 | 078644956X |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0786449569 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | McFarland & Company |
| Dimensions | 7 x 0.66 x 10 inches |
| Item Weight | 1.66 pounds |
| Reading age | 18 years and up |
| Print length | 329 pages |
| Publication date | January 30, 2018 |
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