Jack Lord
An Acting Life
Seiten
2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6627-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6627-3 (ISBN)
Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile performer on Broadway, in film and on television. This book, the first to draw on Lord's massive personal archive, gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of a TV legend.
Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television.
His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (The Story of a Patriot), CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) and the title character in the cult classic rodeo TV series Stoney Burke. Lord's career culminated in twelve seasons on Hawaii Five-O, where his creative control of the series left an indelible mark on every aspect of its production.
This book, the first to draw on Lord's massive personal archive, gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of a TV legend.
Before his rise to superstardom portraying Detective Steve McGarrett on the long-running police drama Hawaii Five-O, Jack Lord was already a dedicated and versatile actor on Broadway, in film and on television.
His range of roles included a Virginia gentleman planter in Colonial Williamsburg (The Story of a Patriot), CIA agent Felix Leiter in the first James Bond movie (Dr. No) and the title character in the cult classic rodeo TV series Stoney Burke. Lord's career culminated in twelve seasons on Hawaii Five-O, where his creative control of the series left an indelible mark on every aspect of its production.
This book, the first to draw on Lord's massive personal archive, gives a behind-the-scenes look into the life and work of a TV legend.
Sylvia D. Lynch is dean of the School of Education at Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tennessee. She has published two books of western outlaw history and her short stories have appeared in a number of anthologies.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Steve McGarrett Aside
One • A Good Irish Boy
Two • Motive, Method and Means
Three • The Road Rises Up
Four • Making History
Five • The Fate We Make for Ourselves
Six • Low Aim Is Crime
Seven • The Standard by Which All Others Are Measured
Eight • The Most Successful Flop in History
Nine • The Work Praises the Man
Ten • “I Am Home”
Eleven • Forgiving Poe
Twelve • An Indelible Mark
Filmography: Television and Film Roles
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.04.2018 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 38 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 399 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-6627-X / 147666627X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-6627-3 / 9781476666273 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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