Harry Dean Stanton (ePub)
Hollywood's Zen Rebel
(Sprache: Englisch)
The first biography of the man Vanity Fair described as "the philosopher poet of character acting."
After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, Harry Dean Stanton gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting style,...
After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, Harry Dean Stanton gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting style,...
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The first biography of the man Vanity Fair described as "the philosopher poet of character acting."
After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, Harry Dean Stanton gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting style, appearing in Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, The Godfather: Part II, and Alien. He became a headliner in the eighties?starring in Wim Wenders's moving Paris, Texas and Alex Cox's Repo Man?but it was his extraordinary skill as a character actor that established him as a revered cult figure and kept him in demand throughout his career.
Here, Joseph B. Atkins unwinds Stanton's enigmatic persona, shedding light on his early life in West Irvine, Kentucky, and exploring his difficult relationship with his Baptist parents, his service in the Navy, and the events that inspired him to drop out of college and pursue acting. Atkins also chronicles Stanton's early years in California, describing how he honed his craft at the renowned Pasadena Playhouse before breaking into television and movies.
In addition to examining his acclaimed body of work, Atkins explores Harry Dean Stanton as a Hollywood legend, following his years rooming with Jack Nicholson, partying with David Crosby and Mama Cass, jogging with Bob Dylan, and playing poker with John Huston. Stanton is often remembered for his crowd-pleasing roles in movies like Pretty in Pink or Escape from New York, but this impassioned biography illuminates the entirety of his incredible sixty-year career, drawing on interviews with the actor's friends, family, and colleagues.
After a series of minor parts in forgettable westerns, Harry Dean Stanton gradually began to get film roles that showcased his laid-back acting style, appearing in Cool Hand Luke, Kelly's Heroes, The Godfather: Part II, and Alien. He became a headliner in the eighties?starring in Wim Wenders's moving Paris, Texas and Alex Cox's Repo Man?but it was his extraordinary skill as a character actor that established him as a revered cult figure and kept him in demand throughout his career.
Here, Joseph B. Atkins unwinds Stanton's enigmatic persona, shedding light on his early life in West Irvine, Kentucky, and exploring his difficult relationship with his Baptist parents, his service in the Navy, and the events that inspired him to drop out of college and pursue acting. Atkins also chronicles Stanton's early years in California, describing how he honed his craft at the renowned Pasadena Playhouse before breaking into television and movies.
In addition to examining his acclaimed body of work, Atkins explores Harry Dean Stanton as a Hollywood legend, following his years rooming with Jack Nicholson, partying with David Crosby and Mama Cass, jogging with Bob Dylan, and playing poker with John Huston. Stanton is often remembered for his crowd-pleasing roles in movies like Pretty in Pink or Escape from New York, but this impassioned biography illuminates the entirety of his incredible sixty-year career, drawing on interviews with the actor's friends, family, and colleagues.
Autoren-Porträt von Joseph B. Atkins
Joseph B. Atkins is a veteran newspaper and magazine journalist and writer whose articles have appeared in USA Today, the Baltimore Sun, Oxford American, and In These Times. He is also the author of Covering for the Bosses: Labor and the Southern Press and Casey's Last Chance. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Joseph B. Atkins
- 2022, 262 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: The University Press of Kentucky
- ISBN-10: 0813180139
- ISBN-13: 9780813180137
- Erscheinungsdatum: 15.11.2022
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- Grösse: 6.94 MB
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