{"product_id":"arthur-kennedy-man-of-characters-meredith-c-macksoud-9780786413843","title":"Arthur Kennedy, Man of Characters: A Stage and Cinema Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e \"Basically, all parts are character parts. The problem of the actor is to protect the differences in a character: to identify that the character being portrayed has his own personality traits. He has to find things within himself to establish these differences. I'm best when I portray not good guys, or bad guys, but human guys. These are the people I understand.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Arthur Kennedy's words speak volumes about the kind of actor he was, one sought by both Hollywood and Broadway to be in dramas involving real people struggling with real problems. His many talents were recognized with several Academy Award nominations and the winning of a Golden Globe and a Tony award. This work covers Kennedy's film and stage career, film-by-film and play-by-play, and provides pictures, synopses, and commentary for each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Acting anecdotes from Kennedy himself or from his peers in film and on stage, such as Errol Flynn, Elia Kazan, James Cagney, Ida Lupino, Humphrey Bogart, and many others, bedizen the commentary. Among the films and plays included are \u003ci\u003eJoy in the Morning, Henry IV Part I, Strange Alibi, High Sierra, Bad Men, Desperate Journey, Cheyenne, The Window\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChampion.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Meredith C. Macksoud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786413840\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786413843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 195\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.06w x 0.50d","brand":"Meredith C. Macksoud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46545651564799,"sku":"9780786413843","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7cac65cd-0192-4488-aa15-22d684500840.jpg?v=1738183005","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/arthur-kennedy-man-of-characters-meredith-c-macksoud-9780786413843","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}