Afbeelding 1 van 1
Spencer Tracy : A Biography by James Curtis (2011, Hardcover)
Objectstaat:
“Very Good Condition - Former Library Book”
Prijs:
US $4,25
OngeveerEUR 3,95
- Nu kopenSpencer Tracy : A Biography by James Curtis (2011, Hardcover)
Beste voorstel:
Verzendkosten:
Bevindt zich in: Longwood, Florida, Verenigde Staten
Levering:
Geschatte levering tussen do, 9 mei en ma, 13 mei tot 43230
Retourbeleid:
Betalingen:
Winkel met vertrouwen
Verkopergegevens
- 100% positive feedback
Geregistreerd als particuliere verkoper, dus de consumentenrechten die voortvloeien uit de EU-wetgeving inzake consumentenbescherming zijn niet van toepassing. De geld-terug-garantie van eBay geldt nog steeds voor de meeste aankopen.
De verkoper neemt de volledige verantwoordelijkheid voor deze aanbieding.
eBay-objectnummer:255588813089
Specificaties
- Objectstaat
- Heel goed
- Opmerkingen van verkoper
- “Very Good Condition - Former Library Book”
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Biography
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- Original Language
- English
- Book Series
- Historical
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780307262899
- Book Title
- Spencer Tracy : a Biography
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 2.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
- Topic
- Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning, Film / History & Criticism
- Item Width
- 6.6in
- Item Weight
- 52.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 1024 Pages
Over dit product
Product Information
"The best goddamned actor I've ever seen "--George M. Cohan His full name was Spencer Bonaventure Tracy. He was called "The Gray Fox" by Frank Sinatra; other actors called him the "The Pope." Spencer Tracy's image on-screen was that of a self-reliant man whose sense of rectitude toward others was matched by his sense of humor toward himself. Whether he was Father Flanagan of Boys Town , Clarence Darrow of Inherit the Wind, or the crippled war veteran in Bad Day at Black Rock , Tracy was forever seen as a pillar of strength. In his several comedy roles opposite Katharine Hepburn ( Woman of the Year and Adam's Rib among them) or in Father of the Bride with Elizabeth Taylor, Tracy was the sort of regular American guy one could depend on. Now James Curtis, acclaimed biographer of Preston Sturges ("Definitive" -- Variety ), James Whale, and W. C. Fields ("By far the fullest, fairest, and most touching account . . . we have yet had. Or are likely to have" --Richard Schickel, The New York Times Book Review, cover review), gives us the life of one of the most revered screen actors of his generation. Curtis writes of Tracy's distinguished career, his deep Catholicism, his devoted relationship to his wife, his drinking that got him into so much trouble, and his twenty-six-year-long bond with his partner on-screen and off, Katharine Hepburn. Drawing on Tracy's personal papers and writing with the full cooperation of Tracy's daughter, Curtis tells the rich story of the brilliant but haunted man at the heart of the legend. We see him from his boyhood in Milwaukee; given over to Dominican nuns ("They drill that religion in you"); his years struggling in regional shows and stock (Tracy had a photographic memory and an instinct for inhabiting a character from within); acting opposite his future wife, Louise Treadwell; marrying and having two children, their son, John, born deaf. We see Tracy's success on Broadway, his turning out mostly forgettable programmers with the Fox Film Corporation, and going to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and getting the kinds of roles that had eluded him in the past--a streetwise priest opposite Clark Gable in San Francisco; a screwball comedy, Libeled Lady ; Kipling's classic of the sea, Captains Courageous . Three years after arriving at MGM, Tracy became America's top male star. We see how Tracy embarked on a series of affairs with his costars . . . making Northwest Passage and Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, which brought Ingrid Bergman into his life. By the time the unhappy shoot was over, Tracy, looking to do a comedy, made Woman of the Year . Its unlikely costar: Katharine Hepburn. We see Hepburn making Tracy her life's project--protecting and sustaining him in the difficult job of being a top-tier movie star. And we see Tracy's wife, Louise, devoting herself to studying how deaf children could be taught to communicate orally with the hearing and speaking world. Curtis writes that Tracy was ready to retire when producer-director Stanley Kramer recruited him for Inherit the Wind --a collaboration that led to Judgment at Nuremberg, It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World, and Tracy's final picture, Guess Who's Coming to Dinner . . . A rich, vibrant portrait--the most intimate and telling yet of this complex man considered by many to be the actor's actor.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0307262898
ISBN-13
9780307262899
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109178525
Product Key Features
Book Title
Spencer Tracy : a Biography
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Entertainment & Performing Arts, Acting & Auditioning, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
1024 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
2.1in
Item Width
6.6in
Item Weight
52.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn2287.T7c78 2011
Reviews
"Definitive . . . [James Curtis] charts the life, loves and struggles of the Milwaukee-born, Oscar-winning screen legend in expert detail, leaving no source or story unchecked. . . Curtis taps deeply mined remembrances and fresh anecdotes collected in years of interviews with just about everyone in Tracy's life." -Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Definitive . . . well written. . . I marvel at the research." -David Thomson, The New York Review of Books "A great story about a great actor. . . [James Curtis] is an excellent researcher and writer . . . definitive . . . belongs in the classic movie fan's library." -Douglass K. Daniel, Associated Press "Exhaustively researched. . . " -Jeff Dawson, The Sunday Times "A balanced and intriguing look at one of the screen's greatest actors . . . Curtis has obtained access to everything from Tracy's datebooks to his health records . . . all of this research makes possible an incredibly detailed account of Tracy's life . . . those who remember him will be fascinated; younger readers will be spurred to rent his film and revel in his talent." - Booklist (starred) "Impeccably researched . . . a monumental, definitive biography of one of the finest film actors in the history of the medium." - Kirkus
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-014719
Dewey Decimal
791.43/028092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes
Objectbeschrijving van de verkoper
De verkoper neemt de volledige verantwoordelijkheid voor deze aanbieding.
eBay-objectnummer:255588813089
Verzending en verwerking
Objectlocatie:
Longwood, Florida, Verenigde Staten
Wordt verzonden naar:
Afghanistan, Albanië, Algerije, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua en Barbuda, Argentinië, Armenië, Aruba, Australië, Azerbeidzjan, Bahama's, Bahrein, Bangladesh, België, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnië en Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazilië, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgarije, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodja, Canada, Centraal-Afrikaanse Republiek, Chili, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Democratische Republiek Congo, Denemarken, Djibouti, Dominicaanse Republiek, Duitsland, Ecuador, Egypte, El Salvador, Equatoriaal-Guinea, Eritrea, Estland, Ethiopië, Fiji, Filipijnen, Finland, Frankrijk, Gabon, Gambia, Georgië, Ghana, Gibraltar, Grenada, Griekenland, Groenland, Guatemala, Guinee, Guinee-Bissau, Guyana, Haïti, Honduras, Hongarije, Hongkong, IJsland, Ierland, India, Indonesië, Israël, Italië, Ivoorkust, Jamaica, Japan, Jemen, Jordanië, Kaaimaneilanden, Kaapverdische eilanden, Kameroen, Kazachstan, Kenia, Kirgizië, Kiribati, Koeweit, Kroatië, Laos, Lesotho, Letland, Libanon, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Litouwen, Luxemburg, Macau, Macedonië, Madagaskar, Malawi, Maldiven, Maleisië, Mali, Malta, Marokko, Mauritanië, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldavië, Monaco, Mongolië, Montenegro, Montserrat, Mozambique, Namibië, Nauru, Nederland, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nieuw-Zeeland, Niger, Nigeria, Noorwegen, Oeganda, Oezbekistan, Oman, Oostenrijk, Pakistan, Panama, Papoea-Nieuw-Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Polen, Portugal, Qatar, Republiek Congo, Roemenië, Rwanda, Saint Kitts en Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent en de Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi-Arabië, Senegal, Servië, Seychellen, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovenië, Slowakije, Solomoneilanden, Spanje, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Tadzjikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad en Tobago, Tsjaad, Tsjechië, Tunesië, Turkije, Turkmenistan, Turks- en Caicoseilanden, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vaticaanstad, Verenigd Koninkrijk, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, Verenigde Staten, Vietnam, Wallis en Futuna, Westelijk Samoa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Zuid-Afrika, Zuid-Korea, Zweden, Zwitserland
Uitgesloten:
Barbados, Frans-Guyana, Frans-Polynesië, Guadeloupe, Libië, Martinique, Nieuw-Caledonië, Oekraïne, Russische Federatie, Réunion, Venezuela
| Verzending en verwerking | Tot | Service | Levering*Zie opmerkingen over levering |
|---|---|---|---|
| US $8,35 (ongeveer EUR 7,75) | Verenigde Staten | Voordelige verzending (USPS Media MailTM) | Geschatte levering tussen do, 9 mei en ma, 13 mei tot 43230 |
| Verwerkingstijd |
|---|
| Wordt doorgaans binnen 2 werkdagen na ontvangst van betaling verzonden. |
| Belasting |
|---|
| Er kunnen belastingen van toepassing zijn tijdens Betalen. Meer weten?Lees meer over het betalen van belastingen op eBay-aankopen. |
Btw voor objectnr.255588813089
Btw voor objectnr.255588813089
Verkoper berekent btw op objecten die naar de volgende staten worden verzonden:
| Staat/provincie | Btw-tarief |
|---|
Retourbeleid
| Details retourbeleid |
|---|
| De verkoper accepteert geen retourzendingen voor dit object. |
Betalingsgegevens
Betalingsmethoden
Geregistreerd als particuliere verkoper
Dus de consumentenrechten die voortvloeien uit EU-wetgeving voor consumentenbescherming zijn niet van toepassing. eBay-kopersbescherming geldt nog steeds voor de meeste aankopen.
Feedback verkoper (181)
c***3 (21)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen 6 maanden
Geverifieerde aankoop
Seller made process very simple and easy. Very nice figurine. Quick response and received the figurine in a timely manner.
n***n (85)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Afgelopen 6 maanden
Geverifieerde aankoop
Thanks again!
1***a (77660)- Feedback gegeven door koper.
Vorig jaar
Geverifieerde aankoop
Very nice eBayer with fast transaction and nice items.