In and Out of Character, Basil Rathbone, 9780879101190

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Condition
Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ...
ISBN
9780879101190
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Leonard Corporation, Hal
ISBN-10
0879101199
ISBN-13
9780879101190
eBay Product ID (ePID)
481779

Product Key Features

Book Title
In and Out of Character
Number of Pages
278 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Film / Reference, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Features
Reprint
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Basil Rathbone
Book Series
Limelight Ser.
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
13.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
88-021531
Reviews
"Basil Rathbones book about himself...is better written than most books by or about actors and is more intellectually vigorous...Sherlock Holmes fans will be much interested in his remarks on the character with whom he has been so closely identified." -Library Journal "Quite naturally full of memories, full of names, full of glimpses of stars of stage and screen of yesterday and today." -New York Times Book Review
Dewey Edition
19
Dewey Decimal
927.92
Edition Description
Reprint
Synopsis
Long out of print and virtually impossible to find even in the rare book market, this autobiography recalls to life one of the most eminent actors of his time. Sherlock Holmes fans will be much interested in Basil Rathbones remarks on the character with whom he has been so closely identified., "Basil Rathbone's book about himself...is better written than most books by or about actors and is more intellectually vigorous...Sherlock Holmes fans will be much interested in his remarks on the character with whom he has been so closely identified." -Library Journal "Quite naturally full of memories, full of names, full of glimpses of stars of stage and screen of yesterday and today." -New York Times Book Review, Long out of print and virtually impossible to find even in the rare book market, this autobiography recalls to life one of the most eminent actors of his time. Romeo Katherine Cornells Juliet on stage, Karenina to Garbos Anna Karenina on film, Rathbone of course remains most indelibly the personification of Sherlock Holmes, a role he played in 16 films and over 200 radio broadcasts. His story, from his youth and early career touring the English provinces to his success on the London and Broadway stage and finally to the memorable Hollywood years, is rich and incident and warmed by a domestic life of uncommon devotion and respect. And it is story that reveals little known and surprising facts about his friends and colleages - both the famous and the infamous - such legendary figures as John Barrymore, Arthur Rubinstein, Irving Thalberg, Ronald Colman, Greta Garbo, Fritz Kreisler, and Marlee Dietrich, to name but a few. Like Sherlock Holmes, Basil Rathbone struggled for perfection in his craft. Like the artist and the man himself, his autobiograophy is graced with charm, sincerity, elegance, and rare perception.
LC Classification Number
PN2598.R35A3 1989

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