Strolling Player by Gabriel Hershman

Strolling Player by Gabriel Hershman

‘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.

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

A great read . . . It’s about time Finney’s career was placed in the biographical spotlight.

-- Greg Jameson

The book is strong . . . in its evaluation of Finney’s extraordinary career, and for an introduction to the work, it’s invaluable.

-- Paul T. Davies

GABRIEL HERSHMAN is an international writer with a passion for human interest stories. His books aim to preserve the memory of those gifted, sometimes underrated performers who enthralled cinema and theatregoers with their passion.

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ISBN 13	9780750978866
ISBN 10	0750978864
Title	Strolling Player
Author	Gabriel Hershman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The History Press Ltd
Year published	2017-01-13
Number of pages	288
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