Citronic

American Legends: The Life Of Robert Mitchum

Description: Please refer to the section BELOW (and NOT ABOVE) this line for the product details - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Title:American Legends: The Life Of Robert MitchumISBN13:9781502437341ISBN10:1502437341Author:Charles River Editors (Author)Description:(This is a RePrint) - *Includes Pictures *Includes A Bibliography For Further Reading I Never Take Any Notice Of Reviews - Unless A Critic Has Thought Up Some New Way Of Describing Me That Old One About My Lizard Eyes And Anteater Nose And The Way I Sleep My Way Through Pictures Is So Hackneyed Now - Robert Mitchum A Lot Of Ink Has Been Spilled Covering The Lives Of History's Most Influential Figures, But How Much Of The Forest Is Lost For The Trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends Series, Readers Can Get Caught Up To Speed On The Lives Of America's Most Important Men And Women In The Time It Takes To Finish A Commute, While Learning Interesting Facts Long Forgotten Or Never Known If One Assembled A List Of The Most Iconic Actors Of The Film Noir Genre, Robert Mitchum Would Surely Rank At The Top Of The List With His Deadpan Fa Ade And Slow, Monotone Verbal Delivery, Mitchum Encapsulated The Disillusioned Hero Of The Postwar Crime Genre In Many Of His Most Famous Movies From The Postwar Era, Including Out Of The Past (1947) And Angel Face (1952), Mitchum Plays Anti-Heroes Who Are Victims Of Circumstance, But Even As He Is Placed In Situations Beyond His Control, He Maintains A Cool, If Dispassionate Countenance Mitchum Was, In Short, Neither A Hero Nor A Villain But Someone Who Seemed To Defy The Often-Simplistic Distinctions Between Protagonist And Antagonist, Hero And Villain Even So, For Someone Who Put On Such A Cool Fa Ade, Mitchum Certainly Experienced A Great Deal Of Hardship From The Death Of His Father, James, To His Rough Adolescence-Much Of Which Was Spent Traveling On Railcars During The Throes Of The Great Depression-Robert Mitchum Lived The Part Of The Hard-Luck Antiheroes He Portrayed Onscreen Up Until His Adult Life, There Was Little Indication That He Would Grow Up To Become Anything More Than A Working-Class Factory Worker, Let Alone A World-Famous Movie Star It Is Telling That Mitchum Remained Within The Confines Of The Gritty Noir And Western Genres; To Imagine Him Acting In A Romantic Comedy Would Be Antithetical To The Reputation That He Built Mitchum Was, To Be Sure, One Of The Premier A-List Stars Of The 1940S And 1950S, But He Was A Leading Man In The Hypermasculine Mold Of Humphrey Bogart Rather Than The More Diverse Skill Set Of Henry Fonda Or Jimmy Stewart In Any Event, One Of The Great Mysteries Of Robert Mitchum's Career Is That For All The Poor Luck That His Characters Experienced, He Still Was Able To Affect A Debonair Sensibility That Made Him Identifiable-A Man To Which Viewers Were Irresistibly Attracted, Even If His Characters Did Not Necessarily Warrant Such A Response This Biography Looks At The Process That Led From Robert Mitchum Rising From Impoverished Depression-Era Youth To Leading Hollywood Celebrity Mitchum's Harsh Childhood, Including The Premature Death Of His Father And His Dangerous Life On The Road, Are Discussed, As Well As The Process That Saw Him Ascend Through The Acting Industry Important Themes From Mitchum's Films Are Discussed (Including Postwar Masculinity And The Role Of The Antihero), As Is The Cultural Climate In Which He Worked, Which Was To A Large Degree Responsible For Facilitating His Rise To Fame American Legends: The Life Of Robert Mitchum Looks At The Life And Career Of One Of America's Most Famous Film Noir Actors Along With Pictures Of Important People, Places, And Events, You Will Learn About Robert Mitchum Like Never Before, In No Time At All Binding:Paperback, PaperbackPublisher:Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublication Date:2014-09-23Weight:0.15 lbsDimensions:0.08'' H x 9.02'' L x 5.98'' WNumber of Pages:40Language:English

Price: 9.76 USD

Location: USA

End Time: 2024-12-28T12:42:42.000Z

Shipping Cost: 0 USD

Product Images

American Legends: The Life Of Robert Mitchum

Item Specifics

Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer

All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

Item must be returned within: 30 Days

Refund will be given as: Money Back

Return policy details:

Book Title: American Legends: the Life of Robert Mitchum

Number of Pages: 40 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: CreateSpace

Topic: Entertainment & Performing Arts

Item Height: 0.1 in

Publication Year: 2014

Genre: Biography & Autobiography

Item Weight: 3.8 Oz

Author: Charles River Charles River Editors

Item Length: 9 in

Item Width: 6 in

Format: Trade Paperback

Recommended

American Legends: The Life Of Lauren Bacall
American Legends: The Life Of Lauren Bacall

$10.53

View Details
Folklore and Legends of Rochester, New York, American Legends, Paperback
Folklore and Legends of Rochester, New York, American Legends, Paperback

$14.29

View Details
LOT OF 4- Motor Max American Legends Die-Cast Car Collection 1:43 Scale - NEW
LOT OF 4- Motor Max American Legends Die-Cast Car Collection 1:43 Scale - NEW

$30.00

View Details
Quillworker : A Cheyenne Legend (Native American Legends & Lore) - GOOD
Quillworker : A Cheyenne Legend (Native American Legends & Lore) - GOOD

$3.78

View Details
#6 Christmas Holiday Kids Disney Hallmark DVD LOT  PICK/CHOOSE $4 Flat CombShip
#6 Christmas Holiday Kids Disney Hallmark DVD LOT PICK/CHOOSE $4 Flat CombShip

$4.00

View Details
American Diorama 1:64 - Racing Legends Figures - 6pcs Set - Metal
American Diorama 1:64 - Racing Legends Figures - 6pcs Set - Metal

$9.99

View Details
The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy - Hardcover By Griffin, Kitty - GOOD
The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy - Hardcover By Griffin, Kitty - GOOD

$3.83

View Details
American Diorama 1:64 - Racing legend 2 Figures - 6 pcs Set - Metal - AD-76511MJ
American Diorama 1:64 - Racing legend 2 Figures - 6 pcs Set - Metal - AD-76511MJ

$9.99

View Details
CD Lot, E-H, Pre-Owned, Rock, Pop, Country-Make Your Own Lot - Combined Shipping
CD Lot, E-H, Pre-Owned, Rock, Pop, Country-Make Your Own Lot - Combined Shipping

$2.00

View Details
American Legends #1, 3, 4, 5 Image Top Cow Comics Lot
American Legends #1, 3, 4, 5 Image Top Cow Comics Lot

$24.99

View Details