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This is the first biography of Lee J. Cobb, the actor who originated the role of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. This biography follows the actor from his roots in Brooklyn, New York to his triumph on the Broadway stage and his long career as a character actor in Hollywood films and television, including roles in On the Waterfront and The Exorcist.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1: The Actor: Characters and Actors
Chapter 2: Pressrooms and Prodigies
Chapter 3: The Actor: Stanislavsky in America
Chapter 4: Group Experiences
Chapter 5: The Actor: How Was School? Fine.
Chapter 6: Golden (and Not So Golden) Opportunities
Chapter 7: Married to More Than the Mob
Chapter 8: The Actor: All in the Family
Chapter 9: Clashes in the East
Chapter 10: Clashes in the West
Chapter 11: The Actor: The Thought That Counts
Chapter 12: Trotting With Fox
Chapter 13: Attention Being Paid
Chapter 14: The Actor: Studio of the Stars
Chapter 15: The Un-American Dream
Chapter 16: Going Door to Door
Chapter 17: On All Fronts
Chapter 18: Matters of the Heart.......and Head
Chapter 19: All the Guilty Men
Chapter 20: The Actor --- Tele-Emoting
Chapter 21: Jewish and Other Kinds of Westerns
Chapter 22: Comedy Is Hard
Chapter 23: Between the Dragon and His Wrath
Chapter 24: Bullies and Connivers
Chapter 25: The Actor: The Journeyman
Chapter 26: Finishing Touches
Chapter 27: The Actor
Filmography
Stageography
Television Appearances
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
About the author
Donald Dewey has written hundreds of magazine stories and articles, many about the film industry. He is the author of more than thirty books, including Marcello Mastroianni: His Life and Art (1993), James Stewart: A Biography (1997), and Ray Arcel: A Boxing Biography (2012).
