Stages: Of Life In Theatre, Film And Television
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
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Few figures in twentieth-century American entertainment can claim a career as sweeping and remarkable as Norman Lloyd's — a man who acted for Orson Welles, directed for Alfred Hitchcock, and produced some of the most celebrated television of his era. Stages: Of Life in Theatre, Film and Television is a richly detailed memoir that chronicles Lloyd's extraordinary journey through the golden ages of Broadway, Hollywood, and the small screen, from his early days as a stage actor in New Deal theatre companies to his long tenure as a producer and director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. With sharp wit and disarming candor, Lloyd paints vivid portraits of the titans he worked alongside — Hitchcock, John Houseman, Charlie Chaplin — offering a rare insider's view of an industry in constant transformation. Beyond its value as personal history, this memoir stands as a vital cultural document, illuminating the artistic and political currents that shaped American performance throughout the mid-twentieth century. Lloyd writes with the authority of a true insider, his prose suffused with warmth, precision, and a storyteller's instinct for the telling detail. A celebration of a life lived entirely in service of the dramatic arts, Stages leaves the reader wondering: in an era of such towering talents, how did one man manage to stand alongside so many of them — and what secrets does he still carry?
Author: Norman Lloyd
Format: Paperback
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Good
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
Few figures in twentieth-century American entertainment can claim a career as sweeping and remarkable as Norman Lloyd's — a man who acted for Orson Welles, directed for Alfred Hitchcock, and produced some of the most celebrated television of his era. Stages: Of Life in Theatre, Film and Television is a richly detailed memoir that chronicles Lloyd's extraordinary journey through the golden ages of Broadway, Hollywood, and the small screen, from his early days as a stage actor in New Deal theatre companies to his long tenure as a producer and director on Alfred Hitchcock Presents. With sharp wit and disarming candor, Lloyd paints vivid portraits of the titans he worked alongside — Hitchcock, John Houseman, Charlie Chaplin — offering a rare insider's view of an industry in constant transformation. Beyond its value as personal history, this memoir stands as a vital cultural document, illuminating the artistic and political currents that shaped American performance throughout the mid-twentieth century. Lloyd writes with the authority of a true insider, his prose suffused with warmth, precision, and a storyteller's instinct for the telling detail. A celebration of a life lived entirely in service of the dramatic arts, Stages leaves the reader wondering: in an era of such towering talents, how did one man manage to stand alongside so many of them — and what secrets does he still carry?