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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.
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.
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Ed Andreychuk and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2005-05-02 with total page 257 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.
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.
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 257 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.
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.
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Robert Windeler and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas as Referenced in Literature by : Henryk Hoffmann
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.
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Minty Clinch and published by Stein & Day Pub. This book was released on 1985-01-01 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the life and career of the popular screen actor, describes all of his major roles, and recounts how each movie was made
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Robyn Karney and published by Trafalgar Square. This book was released on 1997 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis American Legends by : Charles River Charles River Editors
Download or read book American Legends written by Charles River Charles River Editors and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: *Includes pictures. *Includes Lancaster's quotes about his own life and career. *Includes a bibliography for further reading. "Take the feeling of hunger out of your gut, and you're no longer a champion." - Burt Lancaster A lot of ink has been spilled covering the lives of history's most influential figures, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, readers can get caught up to speed on the lives of America's most important men and women in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. In the 1940s, there were few actors who personified the all-American look like Burt Lancaster, who set Hollywood ablaze quickly with performances in movies like The Killers, The Flame and the Arrow, and The Crimson Pirate. Indeed, his status as a heartthrob was cemented by 1953's From Here to Eternity, when he and Deborah Kerr shot a romantic scene on a Hawaiian beach that ensured the film's inclusion in the American Film Institute's Top 100 Romantic Films of the 20th century. As it turned out, however, that was just the first phase in a critically acclaimed career that would span over 40 years. As Lancaster grew older, he wisely veered away from the early kinds of roles he had as a leading man and branched out into more distinguished roles that were also more challenging, earning him brand new levels of acclaim. In time, he would go on to be nominated for 4 Academy Awards for Best Actor, including a win for Elmer Gantry (1960) when he was in his late 40s. By the time he was finished, the American Film Institute named him 19th on its list of the 50 best actors of the 20th century. The versatile Lancaster also had other jobs on plenty of sets, especially as producer for the production company Hecht-Hill-Lancaster. That company's productions did so well that Life magazine noted in 1957, "After the independent production of a baker's dozen of pictures it has yet to have its first flop...(They were also good pictures.)" Lancaster directed a couple of films during his career and even wrote one, The Midnight Man, which he also produced and directed for. American Legends: The Life of Burt Lancaster examines the life and career of one of America's most critically acclaimed actors. Along with pictures of important people, places, and events, you will learn about Burt Lancaster like never before, in no time at all.
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Allan Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Cinema History of Burt Lancaster by : David Fury
Download or read book The Cinema History of Burt Lancaster written by David Fury and published by Artist's Press Publishers. This book was released on 1989 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Careers of Burt Lancaster and Kirk Douglas As Referenced in Literature by : Henryk Hoffmann
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.
Book Synopsis The Burt Lancaster Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Burt Lancaster by : Emily Smith
Download or read book The Burt Lancaster Handbook - Everything You Need to Know about Burt Lancaster written by Emily Smith and published by Tebbo. This book was released on 2011 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Burton Stephen ""Burt"" Lancaster (November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994) was an American film actor noted for his athletic physique and distinctive smile (which he called ""The Grin""). Later he took roles that went against his initial ""tough guy"" image. In the late 1950s Lancaster abandoned his ""all-American"" image and came to be regarded as one of the best actors of his generation. Lancaster was nominated four times for Academy Awards and won once - for his work in Elmer Gantry in 1960. He also won a Golden Globe for that performance and BAFTA Awards for The Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) and Atlantic City (1980). His production company, Hecht-Hill-Lancaster, was the most successful and innovative star-driven independent production company in Hollywood of the 1950s, making movies such as Marty (1955), Trapeze (1956), and Sweet Smell of Success (1957). Lancaster also directed two films: The Kentuckian (1955) and The Midnight Man (1974). In 1999, the American Film Institute named Lancaster nineteenth among the greatest male stars of all time. This book is your ultimate resource for Burt Lancaster. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away: The Killers (1946 film), Rope of Sand, The Flame and the Arrow, Mister 880, Vengeance Valley, Jim Thorpe - All-American, Jim Thorpe, Ten Tall Men, The Crimson Pirate, Come Back, Little Sheba (1952 film), South Sea Woman, From Here to Eternity, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor, Three Sailors and a Girl, His Majesty O'Keefe, Apache (film), Vera Cruz (film), The Kentuckian, The Rose Tattoo, Trapeze (film), The Rainmaker (1956 film), Gunfight at the O.K. Corral (film), Wyatt Earp, Sweet Smell of Success, Run Silent, Run Deep, Separate Tables (film), The Devil's Disciple (1959 film), The Unforgiven (1960 film), Elmer Gantry (film), The Young Savages, Judgment at Nuremberg, Birdman of Alcatraz (film), Robert Franklin Stroud, A Child Is Waiting, The Leopard (film), The List of Adrian Messenger, Seven Days in May, The Train, The Hallelujah Trail, The Professionals (film), The Scalphunters, The Swimmer (film), Castle Keep, The Gypsy Moths, Airport (1970 film), Lawman (film), Valdez Is Coming, Ulzana's Raid, Scorpio (film), Executive Action (film), The Midnight Man (1974 film), Conversation Piece (film), Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson, 1900 (film), The Cassandra Crossing, Twilight's Last Gleaming, The Island of Dr. Moreau (1977 film), Go Tell the Spartans, Zulu Dawn, Atlantic City (1980 film), Cattle Annie and Little Britches (film), The Skin, Local Hero, The Osterman Weekend (film), Little Treasure, Tough Guys (1986 film), Il Giorno prima, Rocket Gibraltar, Field of Dreams, La Bottega dell'orefice Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.
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).
Download or read book Burt Lancaster written by Minty Clinch and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
