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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Mcfarland & Co Inc
ISBN-13
9780786449569
eBay Product ID (ePID)
235271421
Product Key Features
Book Title
Laird Cregar: a Hollywood Tragedy
Author
Gregory William Mank
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Television
Publication Year
2018
Genre
Biographies & True Stories
Number of Pages
169 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
254mm
Item Width
178mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Gregory William Mank
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
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