{"product_id":"roy-scheider-diane-c-kachmar-9780786440597","title":"Roy Scheider: A Film Biography","description":"\u003cp\u003e Over his 30-plus-year acting career, Roy Scheider has redefined America's idea of a leading man, thanks to his talent for playing an urban everyman that audiences relate to and root for, despite flaws and failures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films \u003ci\u003eKlute\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/i\u003e (his first Oscar nomination). Roy garnered more critical acclaim in \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarathon Man, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a second Oscar nomination for \u003ci\u003eAll That Jazz.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Scheider's life and career are chronicled in this work. Beginning with his childhood in New Jersey, it traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star, and covers his more recent work in the Golden Globe-winning \u003ci\u003eRKO 281\u003c\/i\u003e and the Shakespearean drama \u003ci\u003eKing of Texas.\u003c\/i\u003e Includes a complete filmography and index.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Diane C. Kachmar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786440597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786440597\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\/05\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Diane C. Kachmar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926036676863,"sku":"9780786440597","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_47398082-aa07-4e73-9cce-fe798de61e4a.jpg?v=1681080828","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/roy-scheider-diane-c-kachmar-9780786440597","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}