Binding: Hardcover
Description: Hershman has managed to gather a huge amount of information and distill it into a book that is not only respectful but full of insights into what makes this unstarriest of stars able to produce brilliant work without appearing to break a sweat. - Kathryn Hughes Mail on Sunday He was a Salford - born homework - hating bookie's son who broke the social barriers of British film. He did his share of roistering and yet outlived his contemporaries and dodged typecasting to become a five - time Oscar nominee and one of our most durable international stars. Bon vivant perennial rebel self - effacing character actor charismatic charmer mentor to a generation of working - class artists a byword for professionalism lover of horseflesh and female flesh Albert Finney is all these things and more. Gabriel Hershman's colourful and riveting account of Finney's life and work which draws on interviews with many of his directors and co - stars examines how one of Britain's greatest actors built a glittering career without sacrificing his integrity.
Title: Strolling Player The Life And Career Of Albert Finney
Author(s): Hershman Gabriel
Publisher: The History Press Ltd
Barcode: 9780750978866
Pages: 8 Plates, Black And White; 16 Illustrations, Black And White
Publication Date: 1/13/2017
Category: Biography: Arts & Entertainment