Before I Forget
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few Hollywood leading men possessed both the brooding magnetism and the literary wit of James Mason, and Before I Forget captures both in equal measure. Published by the prestigious London house Hamish Hamilton, this autobiography chronicles the life of one of Britain's most celebrated actors — from his Yorkshire roots and Cambridge education through to his glittering, globe-spanning career on stage and screen. Illustrated throughout with Mason's own charming and self-deprecating drawings, the memoir presents an intimate, first-hand portrait of a performer who commanded the screen in films from Odd Man Out to Lolita and The Verdict. What distinguishes this volume from the typical celebrity memoir is Mason's sharp, erudite prose — cultivated, ironic, and richly observed — which argues, implicitly, that an examined artistic life is inseparable from the cultural history of Hollywood's golden age. The drawings woven through the text reveal yet another creative dimension to the man, adding a visual wit that perfectly complements his literary voice. For admirers of classic cinema and connoisseurs of the well-crafted memoir alike, Before I Forget poses an irresistible question: how much of the real James Mason lay hidden behind those famously hooded, imperious eyes?
Author: James Mason
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Hamish Hamilton
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
Few Hollywood leading men possessed both the brooding magnetism and the literary wit of James Mason, and Before I Forget captures both in equal measure. Published by the prestigious London house Hamish Hamilton, this autobiography chronicles the life of one of Britain's most celebrated actors — from his Yorkshire roots and Cambridge education through to his glittering, globe-spanning career on stage and screen. Illustrated throughout with Mason's own charming and self-deprecating drawings, the memoir presents an intimate, first-hand portrait of a performer who commanded the screen in films from Odd Man Out to Lolita and The Verdict. What distinguishes this volume from the typical celebrity memoir is Mason's sharp, erudite prose — cultivated, ironic, and richly observed — which argues, implicitly, that an examined artistic life is inseparable from the cultural history of Hollywood's golden age. The drawings woven through the text reveal yet another creative dimension to the man, adding a visual wit that perfectly complements his literary voice. For admirers of classic cinema and connoisseurs of the well-crafted memoir alike, Before I Forget poses an irresistible question: how much of the real James Mason lay hidden behind those famously hooded, imperious eyes?