Individual actors & performers books

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Spinsters, Widows and Chars: The Ageing Woman in British Film

Spinsters, Widows and Chars: The Ageing Woman in British...

Author: Claire Mortimer
ISBN: 9781474452830
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Establishes the cultural and historical contexts for representations of female ageing in British film since the...  Read More >>

Mimetic Desires: Impersonation and Guising across South Asia

Mimetic Desires: Impersonation and Guising across South...

Author: Harshita Mruthinti Kamath ,  Pamela Lothspeich
ISBN: 9780824894092
Format: Paperback
$73.92

Through an exploration of subjects such as Gandhi impersonators, performance artists, and ritual participants, Mimetic...  Read More >>

Ricardo Dar n and the Construction of Latin American Film Stardom

Ricardo Dar n and the Construction of Latin American...

Author: Clara Garavelli
ISBN: 9781474458955
Format: Hardback
$219.94

Examines the star persona of Argentine actor Ricardo Dar n  Read More >>

Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars in the Hollywood Studio System

Starmaker: David O. Selznick and the Production of Stars...

Author: Milan Hain
ISBN: 9781496846051
Format: Hardback
$59.40

Reveals the mechanisms by which David O. Selznick and his collaborators discovered and promoted new stars and describes...  Read More >>

T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen

T.V.: Big Adventures on the Small Screen

Author: Peter Kay
ISBN: 9780008623319
Format: Hardback
$64.69

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *The long-awaited return of the comedy national treasure*...  Read More >>

Waypoints: My Scottish Journey

Waypoints: My Scottish Journey

Author: Sam Heughan
ISBN: 9780316495639
Format: Paperback
$50.13

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Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship

Me and Paul: Untold Stories of a Fabled Friendship

Author: Willie Nelson ,  David Ritz
ISBN: 9780785245766
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Discover the untold stories and unbreakable bond between country music icon Willie Nelson and his longtime drummer,...  Read More >>

Scenes from My Life: A Memoir

Scenes from My Life: A Memoir

Author: Michael K. Williams
ISBN: 9781035009558
Format: Paperback
$24.99

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Actor-Network Dramaturgies: The Argentines of Paris

Actor-Network Dramaturgies: The Argentines of Paris...

Author: Stefano Boselli
ISBN: 9783031325229
Format: Hardback
$343.17

This book provides key critical tools to significantly broaden the readers’ perception of theatre and performance...  Read More >>

William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater: Unsettling Perception

William Forsythe’s Postdramatic Dance Theater: Unsettling...

Author: Freya Vass
ISBN: 9783031266577
Format: Hardback
$316.77

This book takes choreographer William Forsythe’s choreographic and scenographic processes as a holistic lens through...  Read More >>

Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's Greatest Love Affair

Bogie & Bacall: The Surprising True Story of Hollywood's...

Author: William J. Mann
ISBN: 9780063026391
Format: Hardback
$65.00

From the noted Hollywood biographer and author of The Contender comes this celebration of the great American love...  Read More >>

Diana Dors: Film Star and Actor

Diana Dors: Film Star and Actor

Author: Martin Shingler
ISBN: 9781474474009
Format: Paperback
$51.72

Examines Diana Dors' film career, acting method, star image and enduring celebrity  Read More >>

Viewers in Distress: Race, Gender, and Avant-Garde Performance at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

Viewers in Distress: Race, Gender, and Avant-Garde Performance...

Author: Stefka Mihaylova
ISBN: 9780472056323
Format: Paperback
$92.27

Conventional notions of avant-garde art suggest innovative artists rebelling against artistic convention and social...  Read More >>

Becoming Nick and Nora: The Thin Man and the Films of William Powell and Myrna Loy

Becoming Nick and Nora: The Thin Man and the Films of...

Author: Rob Kozlowski
ISBN: 9781493062850
Format: Hardback
$61.99

The lively story at Hollywood's happiest married couple and the film series that defined their careers  Read More >>

Viewers in Distress: Race, Gender, Religion, and Avant-Garde Performance at the Turn of the Twenty-First Century

Viewers in Distress: Race, Gender, Religion, and Avant-Garde...

Author: Stefka Mihaylova
ISBN: 9780472076321
Format: Hardback
$198.00

Conventional notions of avant-garde art suggest innovative artists rebelling against artistic convention and social...  Read More >>

Then And Now: A Memoir

Then And Now: A Memoir

Author: Barbara Cook ,  Tom Santopietro
ISBN: 9780062090478
Format: Paperback
$34.99

"One of the greatest American singers and actresses of her generation looks back on a magical and turbulent life...  Read More >>

Albert Finney: A Well-Seasoned Life

Albert Finney: A Well-Seasoned Life

Author: Gabriel Hershman
ISBN: 9781803993744
Format: Paperback
$39.99

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Church Boy in the Dark

Church Boy in the Dark

Author: Har'rell
ISBN: 9781684097746
Format: Paperback
$68.51

"This book will undoubtedly be one of the most controversial books of this new decade! The fact based fiction book...  Read More >>

Dancing on Eggshells: Kitchen, ballroom & the messy inbetween

Dancing on Eggshells: Kitchen, ballroom & the messy...

Author: John Whaite
ISBN: 9781804191491
Format: Hardback
$56.93

A fascinating memoir from the Bake Off Winner, Strictly Runner Up and popular TV Baker  Read More >>

On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide

On Marilyn Monroe: An Opinionated Guide

Author: Richard Barrios (, independent scholar)
ISBN: 9780197636114
Format: Hardback
$58.95

Marilyn Monroe has been gone for over sixty years, and yet people are still talking about her. What, exactly, is...  Read More >>

The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and First Features

The Early Years of Charlie Chaplin: Final Shorts and...

Author: Lisa Stein Haven
ISBN: 9781526780720
Format: Hardback
$59.99

Includes a selection of rare photographs from the Chaplin archives. Presents the first investigation in print of...  Read More >>

Christian Petzold: Interviews

Christian Petzold: Interviews

Author: Marco Abel ,  Aylin Bademsoy
ISBN: 9781496846105
Format: Hardback
$159.50

The first book to document how one of Germany’s best-known directors thinking about his work has evolved over the...  Read More >>

Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru

Playing Under the Piano: From Downton to Darkest Peru...

Author: Hugh Bonneville
ISBN: 9781635424119
Format: Paperback
$50.13

A moving, laugh-out-loud memoir from one of today’s best-loved British actors, whose credits include Downton Abbey,...  Read More >>

'You Dirty Old Man!': The Authorised Biography of Wilfrid Brambell

'You Dirty Old Man!': The Authorised Biography of Wilfrid...

Author: David Clayton
ISBN: 9781803993621
Format: Paperback
$32.99

The first definitive biography of one of Britain's most complex actors, Wilfrid Brambell  Read More >>

Greenlights: Raucous stories and outlaw wisdom from the Academy Award-winning actor

Greenlights: Raucous stories and outlaw wisdom from...

Author: Matthew McConaughey
ISBN: 9781472280879
Format: Paperback
$24.99

From the Academy Award®-winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and...  Read More >>

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