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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Professor Graham McCann , Professor Grover Gardner , Professor Grover GardnerPublisher: Blackstone Audiobooks Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks Dimensions: Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.299kg ISBN: 9781455128136ISBN 10: 1455128139 Publication Date: 20 March 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsMcCann's outstanding achievement is his analysis of Grant's singular and lasting appeal as a classy but classless star. -- Booklist Writing with the low-key stylishness his subject deserves, [McCann] pays tribute to the working-class Englishman who became 'a democratic symbol of gentlemanly grace'...A decorous account of Grant's private life accompanies cogent descriptions of his performances. -- Amazon.com A delightful appreciation of the archetypal movie star...In a pleasing mix of life story and film analysis, [McCann] meditates on the idea of Cary Grant and the actual person...Neat, well researched, and witty, the book earns respect for the author and a familiar wry smile at its reincarnation of Cary Grant. -- Kirkus Reviews Though there have been more than ten biographies of Cary Grant, McCann's adds sensitivity, scholarship, and insight to that list. This excellent work will appeal to general readers browsing biography and film collections. -- Library Journal A terrific biography that explores the origins and dazzle of Grant's class act. -- Elle A delightful appreciation of the archetypal movie star...In a pleasing mix of life story and film analysis, [McCann] meditates on the idea of Cary Grant and the actual person...Neat, well researched, and witty, the book earns respect for the author and a familiar wry smile at its reincarnation of Cary Grant. -- Kirkus Reviews McCann's outstanding achievement is his analysis of Grant's singular and lasting appeal as a classy but classless star. -- Booklist Though there have been more than ten biographies of Cary Grant, McCann's adds sensitivity, scholarship, and insight to that list. This excellent work will appeal to general readers browsing biography and film collections. -- Library Journal Writing with the low-key stylishness his subject deserves, [McCann] pays tribute to the working-class Englishman who became 'a democratic symbol of gentlemanly grace'...A decorous account of Grant's private life accompanies cogent descriptions of his performances. -- Amazon.com A terrific biography that explores the origins and dazzle of Grant's class act. -- Elle Author InformationGraham McCann was educated at King's College, Cambridge. His books include Marilyn Monroe: The Body in the Library, Woody Allen: New Yorker, and Rebel Males: Clift, Brando, and Dean. A fellow and lecturer at Cambridge for twelve years, he now writes full time. Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the Best Voices of the Century and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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