[DOC] Kennedy by Leslie Bricusse at Arts-Photography

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(Applause Books). George C. Scott (1927-1999) born in Wise; Virginia; created some of the 20th centurys most memorable performances on stage and screen the cunning prosecutor in Anatomy of a Murder ; the manipulative gambler in The Hustler ; the buffoonishly warmongering chief of staff in Dr. Strangelove ; and; of course; the brilliant and rebellious Patton . He also played Willy Loman; Richard III; Mussolini; Scrooge; Fagin; and countless others. But his offstage life was as filled with drama and controversy as any of the lives he portrayed with such intensity. He refused the Oscar for Patton ; battled with TV networks to include realistic elements in his series East Side/West Side ; invested (and lost) his own money on Broadway and in the scandalous film The Savage is Loose ; married five times (twice to Colleen Dewhurst) and had a tempestuous affair with Ava Gardner; traveled to Vietnam at the height of the war to write an article for Esquire magazine; and weathered a damaging sexual harassment suit. In the first complete biography of this great star; David Sheward documents Scotts artistry as well as his roller-coaster career. Featuring interviews with numerous colleagues including Nathan Lane; Karl Malden; Piper Laurie; and Eva Marie Saint; as well as friends and family members; Rage and Glory pays tribute to one of our finest and fieriest actors.