{"product_id":"man-monkeys-alan-stockwell-9780956501370","title":"Man-Monkeys: From Regency Pantomime to King Kong","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the first and only book about the man-monkey phenomenon and its major stars. From the first stage play to feature a chimpanzee as a character back in 1801 to the present-day popular film franchises of '\u003cem\u003eKing Kong' \u003c\/em\u003eand '\u003cem\u003eThe Planet of the Apes'\u003c\/em\u003e, many actors have played apes and gorillas - some rising to stardom earning top money, others coming to a sadder and more tragic end. Men-in-fur like the ill-fated Parsloe who fell from fame in London to suffer an early and lonely death in America, the irascible almost legless trouble-maker Hervio Nano, Teasdale who found God in prison after stabbing his wife, and the simpleton East End potboy who was transformed into Monsieur Gouffe attracting the \u003cem\u003ebon ton\u003c\/em\u003e of London and making a fortune. Within these pages you will find some of the oddest, most unfortunate, ill-requited, and doomed performers who ever chose to tread the boards - the artistes known as 'man-monkeys'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Stockwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0956501370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780956501370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vesper Hawk Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 234\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.49d","brand":"Alan Stockwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130148974847,"sku":"9780956501370","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_cc0b6858-73b2-4471-ab0f-44f52dd79b6c.jpg?v=1687467830","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/man-monkeys-alan-stockwell-9780956501370","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}