Ulteriori informazioni
This book provides an extensive overview of the British actors who achieved their greatest stardom during the 1950s. This was a transitional period for the British cinema, when the major studios faced growing competition from television and Hollywood increasingly dominated the UK film industry.
Sommario
Introduction
Senior leads: meet the chapsJack Hawkins: 'stand by, number one'
John Mills: 'do push off, there's a good chap'
Kenneth More: hawling like a brooligan
Younger leading menStanley Baker: the British Brando?
Laurence Harvey: the talented Mr. Skikne
Leading ladiesSylvia Syms: never your typical 'nice blonde'
Britain's bad blonde: the one and only Diana Dors
The comicsNorman Wisdom: 'Mr. Grimsdale!'
Terry-Thomas and Leslie Phillips: a tale of two cads
Ladies and gentlemen of characterSidney James: Jo'burg's favourite cockney
James Robertson Justice: 'what's the bleeding time?'
Not to be crossed: Margaret Rutherford
Hattie Jacques: matron and mistress of misrule
The art of screen actingPeter Finch: the 'actor's actor?'
Peter Sellers: 'there used to be a me but I had him surgically removed'
Conclusion
Index
Info autore
Andrew Roberts is a husband, father, minister, writer and speaker. He is the author of the book Holy Habits (Malcolm Down Publishing, 2016) and co-editor of the BRF Holy Habits resource booklets. He was previously director of training for Fresh Expressions.
Riassunto
This book provides an extensive overview of the British actors who achieved their greatest stardom during the 1950s. This was a transitional period for the British cinema, when the major studios faced growing competition from television and Hollywood increasingly dominated the UK film industry. -- .
