Burt Lancaster

Author : Kate Buford
Publisher : Aurum
ISBN 13 : 1781312001
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Kate Buford and published by Aurum. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burt Lancaster is perhaps most widely remembered as the tough, iron-jawed star of films such as Gunfight at the OK Corral and Airport. But as this superbly readable and insightful biography demonstrates, he was an actor with much broader ambitions – brilliantly realised in Visconti’s The Leopard – as well as the founder of the first actor-led production company in Hollywood. Lancaster’s liberal political views led not only to frequent clashes with the House Un-American Activities Committee and a voluminous FBI file, but also a private life that was colourful even by Hollywood standards. Although a devoted father and husband (to three wives), the actor took numerous lovers – of both sexes. In his sexual tastes as in his choice of roles, he defied classification. Kate Buford’s definitive biography offers a full, frank, sensitive and compelling portrait of the star of Atlantic City, From Here to Eternity and Elmer Gantry (for which he won a Best Actor Oscar). Lancaster emerges as a man of restless energy, relentless curiosity and continual development as an actor: a star every bit as interesting offscreen as on. As one American reviewer put it: ‘Not many film stars receive first-class biographies; Burt Lancaster not only deserved one, he got one.’ Acclaimed biographer Kate Buford has been a regular commentator on National Public Radio in the United States since 1994.

Author : Gary Fishgall
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 488 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Against Type written by Gary Fishgall and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1995 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first major biography of one of Hollywood's most enduring and innovative stars. In a glorious career that spanned the final days of Hollywood's Golden Age to the advent of the miniseries, Burt Lancaster chalked up more than 80 films. From his poverty-stricken childhood in East Harlem to his delibilitating stroke in 1990, this book tells the complete story of this true screen legend. 16 pages of photos.

Author : Kate Buford
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 0804151288
Total Pages : 750 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Kate Buford and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 750 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Startlingly handsome, witty, fanatically loyal, charming, scary, and intensely sexual, Burt Lancaster was the quintessential bête du cinéma, one of Hollywood's great stars. He was, as well, an intensely private man, and he authorized no biographies in his lifetime. Kate Buford is the first writer to win the cooperation of Lancaster's widow, close friends, and colleagues, and her book is a revelation. Here is Lancaster the man, from his teenage years, bolting the Depression-era immigrant neighborhood of East Harlem where he grew up for the life of a circus acrobat -- then the electric New York theater of the 1930s, then the dying days of vaudeville. We see his production company -- Hecht-Hill-Lancaster -- become the biggest independent of the 1950s, a bridge between the studio era and modern filmmaking. With the power he derived from it we see him gain a remarkable degree of control, which he used to become the auteur of his own career. His navigation through the anti-Communist witch-hunts made him an example of a star who tweaked the noses of HUAC and survived. His greatest roles -- in Sweet Smell of Success, Elmer Gantry, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Swimmer, Atlantic City -- kept to the progressive edge that had originated in the tolerant, diverse, reforming principles of his childhood. And in the extraordinary complete roster of his films -- From Here to Eternity, Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, Judgment at Nuremberg, The Leopard, 1900, and Field of Dreams, among many others -- he proved to be both a master of commercial movies that pleased a worldwide audience and an actor who pushed himself beyond stardom into cinematic art. Kate Buford has written a dynamic biography of a passionate and committed star, the first full-scale study of one of the last great unexamined Hollywood lives.

Author : Ed Andreychuk
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476606498
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Ed Andreychuk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-09-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a career in films spanning nearly fifty years, Burt Lancaster brought his unique charisma and energy to roles in films ranging from the adventurous to the bittersweet. This comprehensive filmography of Lancaster’s career is accompanied by a biography that provides the background for his immense range of work on the screen. Production information, a synopsis, and commentary is provided for each of Lancaster’s 85 films, from the first—The Killers—to the last—Separate But Equal. Photographs from nearly all of Lancaster's films accompany the text, and an index and bibliography are also included.

Author : Minty Clinch
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780812882575
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Minty Clinch and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Henryk Hoffmann
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 : 1648890849
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature written by Henryk Hoffmann and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2021-01-05 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature" is a study of the perception of these two Hollywood megastars and their work, as presented in the text and context of references and allusions found in world literature. This book also aims to establish the impact factor of the two actors and their major films, as well as to provide extensive data for further studies of the complex and bilateral relationships between film and literature. The pertinent quotations have been extracted from over 150 works—novels, short stories, plays, poems and some nonfiction biographies and memoirs (excluding those focused on film celebrities)—by more than 120 authors. The main body of the book consists of two parts, each devoted to one actor and each having five identical sections. In the first section, references to the actor’s films are discussed while the second section presents references to the actor himself. The third section shows the complete list of references found to the actor and his films, including references not mentioned in the first two sections—either because of their relative insignificance, the lack of an English translation in case of foreign-language works or repetitiveness and/or abundance in a given work. The fourth section offers the credits of the films referenced, and the fifth section presents the actor’s complete monographic bibliography. The third part of the book, ‘Epilogue: Final Remarks and Conclusions,’ provides an analysis and classification of all the references and allusions presented in the main body, and it elaborates on the friendship of the two actors. College professors and students interested in film studies, particularly film analysis and criticism, film perception and film genres, will find this book of great interest. It will also appeal to people interested in biographical books on movie personalities and movie fans, especially those interested in westerns, film noir and the careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.

Author : Michael Munn
Publisher : Robson Books Limited
ISBN 13 : 9780860519706
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Michael Munn and published by Robson Books Limited. This book was released on 1995 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A portrait of Burt Lancaster, which looks at his rise to fame, the setting up of his own production company, the films in which he performed most of his own stunts, his turbulent private life and the reputation he acquired of being a tempestuous character.

Author : Henryk Hoffmann
Publisher : Vernon Press
ISBN 13 : 9781648892301
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas As Referenced in Literature written by Henryk Hoffmann and published by Vernon Press. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature is a study of the perception of these two Hollywood megastars and their work, as presented in the text and context of references and allusions found in world literature. This book also aims to establish the impact factor of the two actors and their major films, as well as to provide extensive data for further studies of the complex and bilateral relationships between film and literature. The pertinent quotations have been extracted from over 150 works--novels, short stories, plays, poems and some nonfiction biographies and memoirs (excluding those focused on film celebrities)--by more than 120 authors. The main body of the book consists of two parts, each devoted to one actor and each having five identical sections. In the first section, references to the actor's films are discussed while the second section presents references to the actor himself. The third section shows the complete list of references found to the actor and his films, including references not mentioned in the first two sections--either because of their relative insignificance, the lack of an English translation in case of foreign-language works or repetitiveness and/or abundance in a given work. The fourth section offers the credits of the films referenced, and the fifth section presents the actor's complete monographic bibliography. The third part of the book, 'Epilogue: Final Remarks and Conclusions, ' provides an analysis and classification of all the references and allusions presented in the main body, and it elaborates on the friendship of the two actors. College professors and students interested in film studies, particularly film analysis and criticism, film perception and film genres, will find this book of great interest. It will also appeal to people interested in biographical books on movie personalities and movie fans, especially those interested in westerns, film noir and the careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas.

Author : Robert Windeler
Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312108694
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Robert Windeler and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life of the famous star from his boyhood in East Harlem to his acting career and role as the first important actor/producer

Author : Mandy Rennie
Publisher : Blurb
ISBN 13 : 9780368405655
Total Pages : 110 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Mandy Rennie and published by Blurb. This book was released on 2019-03-09 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burton "Burt" Stephen Lancaster, born on November 2nd, 1913, 209 East 106th Street, Manhattan, New York, U.S, was an actor and producer. At first known for playing "tough guys," he went on to have success with more complex and challenging roles. Lancaster was nominated 4 times for Academy Awards, having won once for his performance in Elmer Gantry during 1960. He also won a Golden Globe Award for that role, followed by BAFTA Awards for Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Atlantic City (1980).