Claude Rains: An Actor's Voice - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:David J. Skal, Jessica RainsSeries:Screen ClassicsPublish date:2010-03-01Pages:304
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813192611ISBN-10:813192617UPC:9780813192611Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, Acting & AuditioningBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.68 x 5.60 x 1.06 inchesWeight:1.12Product ID:SCWSSN7QRQ
Late in Claude Rains's distinguished career, a reverent film journalist wrote that Rains "was as much a cinematic institution as the medium itself." Given his childhood speech impediments and his origins in a destitute London neighborhood, the ascent of Claude Rains (1889-1967) to the stage and screen is remarkable. Rains's difficulties in his formative years provided reserves of gravitas and sensitivity, from which he drew inspiration for acclaimed performances in The Invisible Man (1933), Mr.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813192611ISBN-10:813192617UPC:9780813192611Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, Acting & AuditioningBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:8.68 x 5.60 x 1.06 inchesWeight:1.12Product ID:SCWSSN7QRQ
David J. Skal, the author of numerous books about film and popular culture, including Hollywood Gothic and The Monster Show.
Jessica Rains, the only child of Claude Rains, is a producer and actress.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
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