| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations |
| Contents |
1 Magic Lad of the Morris Family p. 7 -- 2 A Dignified Life in Hollywood? p. 17 -- 3 The Big House p. 35 -- 4 King for a Night p. 69 -- 5 Public Hero Number 1 p. 97 -- 6 Flight from Glory p. 124 -- 7 Meet Boston Blackie p. 152 -- 8 Aerial Gunner p. 173 -- 9 Boston Blackie Leaves Hollywood p. 214 -- 10 Unchained p. 224 -- 11 Double-Breasted Suits to Blue Denim p. 236 -- 12 From Naked City to Route 66 p. 243 -- 13 The Last Day of the Play p. 255 -- 14 Requiem for a Working Actor p. 265 |
| Summary |
""The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television. This first book about Morris provides a detailed, account of his life and career on stage, film, radio, and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Morris, Chester.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography
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Magicians -- United States -- Biography
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Labor movement -- United States -- History -- 20th century
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Actors
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Labor movement
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Magicians
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Nollen, Yuyun Yuningsih, 1979- author.
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| ISBN |
9781476638393 |
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147663839X |
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