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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780813123608
- Subject Area
- Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
- Publication Name
- Lost One : Alife of Peter Lorre
- Publisher
- University Press of Kentucky
- Item Length
- 9.2 in
- Subject
- Rich & Famous, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
- Publication Year
- 2005
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.8 in
- Item Weight
- 39.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 6.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 680 Pages
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Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame first as a featured player and later as a character actor, trademarking his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. His portrayal of the child murderer in Fritz Lang's masterpiece M (1931) catapulted him to international fame. Lang said of Lorre: "He gave one of the best performances in film history and certainly the best in his life." Today, the Hungarian-born actor is also recognized for his riveting performances in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934), The Maltese Falcon (1941), and Casablanca (1942). Lorre arrived in America in 1934 expecting to shed his screen image as a villain. He even tried to lose his signature accent, but Hollywood repeatedly cast him as an outsider who hinted at things better left unknown. Seeking greater control over his career, Lorre established his own production company. His unofficial "graylisting" by the House Committee on Un-American Activities, however, left him with little work. He returned to Germany, where he co-authored, directed, and starred in the film Der Verlorene (The Lost One) in 1951. German audiences rejected Lorre's dark vision of their recent past, and the actor returned to America, wearily accepting roles that parodied his sinister movie personality.The first biography of this major actor, The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre draws upon more than three hundred interviews, including conversations with directors Fritz Lang, Alfred Hitchcock, Billy Wilder, John Huston, Frank Capra, and Rouben Mamoulian, who speak candidly about Lorre, both the man and the actor. Author Stephen D. Youngkin examines for the first time Lorre's pivotal relationship with German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, his experience as an émigré from Hitler's Germany, his battle with drug addiction, and his struggle with the choice between celebrity and intellectual respectability.Separating the enigmatic person from the persona long associated with one of classic Hollywood's most recognizable faces, The Lost One is the definitive account of a life triumphant and yet tragically riddled with many failed possibilities.
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Publisher
University Press of Kentucky
ISBN-10
0813123607
ISBN-13
9780813123608
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46010185
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
680 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Lost One : Alife of Peter Lorre
Publication Year
2005
Subject
Rich & Famous, General, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.8 in
Item Weight
39.3 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-009206
Dewey Edition
22
Reviews
"Youngkin's massively researched opus, drawing on over 300 interviews he conducted, lives up to the task of conveying Lorre's personal tragedy.... Readably written, spiced up with occasionally very amusing anecdotes, acerbic asides and insightful conclusions." -- Cineaste, Youngkin's life of Lorre is a monumental piece of research and sheds new light on a career that has too long been ignored and undervalued., Youngkin gets behind the image to incise a definitive portrait, and Lorre becomes a likeness we can like in-depth., "Youngkin makes a strong case for Lorre as one of cinema's most underrated actors, exploring in detail his early stage work in Europe, his largely forgotten performances in radio and television, and of course his role as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic crime film M, which would forever define Lorre as a celluloid bogeyman." -- Florida Newspaper, "Youngkin gets behind the image to incise a definitive portrait, and Lorre becomes a likeness we can like in-depth." -- Choice, "Youngkin peels back the layers of Lorre's life to reveal a fascinating, nuanced individual who struggled with intellectual issues in the midst of glamour and fame." -- Library Journal (starred review), "You couldn't ask for a better book about Lorre. It will become the single most important book about Lorre's life and career, without question." -- Washington Post Book World, ""Youngkin's life of Lorre is a monumental piece of research and sheds new light on a career that has too long been ignored and undervalued."" -- San Diego Union-Tribune, "Youngkin makes a strong case for Lorre as one of cinema's most underrated actors, exploring in detail his early stage work in Europe, his largely forgotten performances in radio and television, and of course his role as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic crime film M, which would forever define Lorre as a celluloid bogeyman.-- Florida Newspaper" -- Florida Newspaper, ""Youngkin makes a strong case for Lorre as one of cinema's most underrated actors, exploring in detail his early stage work in Europe, his largely forgotten performances in radio and television, and of course his role as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic crime film M, which would forever define Lorre as a celluloid bogeyman."" -- Florida Newspaper, "[The book] is one of the finest biographies of an actor ever written, on a par with Patricia Bosworth's Montgomery Clift and Charles Winecoff's Split Image: The Life of Andy Perkins." -- Herbert Shadrack, www.cinemaretro.com, As the very first biography of Lorre, The Lost One does not disappoint.... A welcome revelation indeed., ""Youngkin gets behind the image to incise a definitive portrait, and Lorre becomes a likeness we can like in-depth."" -- Choice, "A good book on an important film figure [who] certainly deserves this exhaustive look at his life andcareer." -- Great Old Movies, [The book] is one of the finest biographies of an actor ever written, on a par with Patricia Bosworth's Montgomery Clift and Charles Winecoff's Split Image: The Life of Andy Perkins., ""Winner of the 2005 Rondo Hatton Award"" -- Winner of the Best Book of 2005 in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, Youngkin's massively researched opus, drawing on over 300 interviews he conducted, lives up to the task of conveying Lorre's personal tragedy.... Readably written, spiced up with occasionally very amusing anecdotes, acerbic asides and insightful conclusions., ""[The book] is one of the finest biographies of an actor ever written, on a par with Patricia Bosworth's Montgomery Clift and Charles Winecoff's Split Image: The Life of Andy Perkins."" -- Herbert Shadrack, www.cinemaretro.com, "Youngkin's life of Lorre is a monumental piece of research and sheds new light on a career that has too long been ignored and undervalued." -- San Diego Union-Tribune, A good book on an important film figure [who] certainly deserves this exhaustive look at his life and career., Youngkin peels back the layers of Lorre's life to reveal a fascinating, nuanced individual who struggled with intellectual issues in the midst of glamour and fame., "The colossal assemblage of research has been whipped into a compelling biographical narrative." -- Filmmonthly, "Winner of the 2005 Rondo Hatton Award" -- Winner of the Best Book of 2005 in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards, ""As the very first biography of Lorre, The Lost One does not disappoint.... A welcome revelation indeed."" -- MovieMaker, ""Youngkin peels back the layers of Lorre's life to reveal a fascinating, nuanced individual who struggled with intellectual issues in the midst of glamour and fame."" -- Library Journal (starred review), Youngkin makes a strong case for Lorre as one of cinema's most underrated actors, exploring in detail his early stage work in Europe, his largely forgotten performances in radio and television, and of course his role as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic crime film M, which would forever define Lorre as a celluloid bogeyman., ""The colossal assemblage of research has been whipped into a compelling biographical narrative."" -- Film Monthly, ""The colossal assemblage of research has been whipped into a compelling biographical narrative."" -- Filmmonthly, ""You couldn't ask for a better book about Lorre. It will become the single most important book about Lorre's life and career, without question."" -- Washington Post Book World, "As the very first biography of Lorre, The Lost One does not disappoint.... A welcome revelation indeed." -- MovieMaker, ""Youngkin's massively researched opus, drawing on over 300 interviews he conducted, lives up to the task of conveying Lorre's personal tragedy.... Readably written, spiced up with occasionally very amusing anecdotes, acerbic asides and insightful conclusions."" -- Cineaste, You couldn't ask for a better book about Lorre. It will become the single most important book about Lorre's life and career, without question.
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Yes
Dewey Decimal
791.4302/8/092 B
Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.L65y64 2005
Copyright Date
2005
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