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The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

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Availability:In StockContributor:Stephen D. YoungkinPublish date:2012-01-06Pages:680
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136066ISBN-10:813136067UPC:9780813136066Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, Rich & FamousBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.19 x 6.10 x 1.61 inchesWeight:2.1429Product ID:SCXQYEX9G1

The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre

Often typecast as a menacing figure, Peter Lorre achieved Hollywood fame first as a featured player and later as a character actor, trademarking his screen performances with a delicately strung balance between good and evil. His portrayal of the child murderer in Fritz Lang's masterpiece M (1931) catapulted him to international fame. Lang said of Lorre: "He gave one of the best performances in...
Language:EnglishPublisher:University Press of KentuckyISBN-13:9780813136066ISBN-10:813136067UPC:9780813136066Book Category:Biography & Autobiography, Performing ArtsBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film, Rich & FamousBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:9.19 x 6.10 x 1.61 inchesWeight:2.1429Product ID:SCXQYEX9G1

Stephen D. Youngkin is coauthor of The Films of Peter Lorre and Peter Lorre: Portrait des Schauspielers auf der Flucht. He appeared as an expert biographer on the German television documentary Das Doppelte Gesicht (The Double Face) and A&E's Biography tribute to Peter Lorre.


Publisher: University Press of Kentucky

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