{"product_id":"hollywood-enigma-dana-andrews-hardcover","title":"Hollywood Enigma: Dana Andrews - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarl Rollyson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDana Andrews (1909-1992) worked with distinguished directors such as John Ford, Lewis Milestone, Otto Preminger, Fritz Lang, William Wyler, William A. Wellman, Mervyn Le Roy, Jean Renoir, and Elia Kazan. He played romantic leads alongside the great beauties of the modern screen, including Joan Crawford, Elizabeth Taylor, Greer Garson, Merle Oberon, Linda Darnell, Susan Hayward, Maureen O'Hara, and most important of all, Gene Tierney, with whom he did five films. Retrospectives of his work often elicit high praise for an underrated actor, a master of the minimalist style. His image personified the \"male mask\" of the 1940s in classic films such as \u003ci\u003eLaura, Fallen Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eWhere the Sidewalk Ends\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he played the \"masculine ideal of steely impassivity.\" No comprehensive discussion of film noir can neglect his performances. He was an \"actor's actor.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHere at last is the complete story of a great actor, his difficult struggle to overcome alcoholism while enjoying the accolades of his contemporaries, a successful term as president of the Screen Actors Guild, and the love of family and friends that never deserted him. Based on diaries, letters, home movies, and other documents, this biography explores the mystery of a poor boy from Texas who made his Hollywood dream come true even as he sought a life apart from the limelight and the backbiting of contemporaries jockeying for prizes and prestige. Called \"one of nature's noblemen\" by his fellow actor Norman Lloyd, Dana Andrews emerges from \u003ci\u003eHollywood Enigma\u003c\/i\u003e as an admirable American success story, fighting his inner demons and ultimately winning.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA biography of the great noir actor who perfected the male mask of steely impassivity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarl Rollyson \u003c\/b\u003eis professor emeritus of journalism at Baruch College, CUNY. He is author of many biographies, including\u003ci\u003e The Life of William Faulkner\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Days of Sylvia Plath\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmerican Isis: The Life and Art of Sylvia Plath\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmy Lowell Anew: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Real American Character: The Life of Walter Brennan\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMarilyn Monroe: A Life of the Actress, Revised and Updated\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also coauthor (with Lisa Paddock) of \u003ci\u003eSusan Sontag: The Making of an Icon, Revised and Updated. \u003c\/i\u003eHis reviews of biography have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Criterion\u003c\/i\u003e, and he writes a weekly column on biography for the\u003ci\u003e New York Sun.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 350\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.31 x 9.31 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 16, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42166703063175,"sku":"9781604735673","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/185614f3053eeba0cf3733e423c09376.webp?v=1733322556","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/hollywood-enigma-dana-andrews-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}