As a popular romance actor, John Stuart was frequently mobbed by his adoring fans. With access to Stuartà â â s private archive, his films, press cuttings, reviews, interviews, profiles, features, and gossip columns, this work presents a detailed account of an actor who made a significant contribution to the British film industry of the 20th century.
As a popular romance actor, John Stuart was frequently mobbed by his adoring fans. With access to Stuartà â â s private archive, his films, press cuttings, reviews, interviews, profiles, features, and gossip columns, this work presents a detailed account of an actor who made a significant contribution to the British film industry of the 20th century.
Based in Putney in south-west London, Jonathan Croall is an established journalist, theatre and film historian, and author of 25 books, including acclaimed biographies of Sir John Gielgud and Dame Sybil Thorndike, and two books in the Arden Shakespeare series on Hamlet and King Lear. He was formerly an editor at Penguin and Oxford University Press, features editor of the Times Educational Supplement, and program editor at the Old Vic theatre in London.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part One: Silent Idol 1. Childhood, School, War 2. From Stage to Screen 3. An Emerging Star 4. Alfred Hitchcock and Maurice Elvey 5. Britain or Hollywood? 6. Fame and a Fan Club Part Two: The Background 7. Working Lives 8. Writers, Screenplays, Titles 9. The Film Press and the Film Society 10. The Publicity Machine 11. The Coming of Sound 12. Winners and Losers Part Three: Into the Talkies 13. Kitty 14. From Dupont's Atlantic to Pabst's L'Atlantide 15. With Gracie Fields and Conrad Veidt 16. Stage Matters 17. Fatherhood and War 18. Propaganda and Escapism Part Four: Character Actor 19. On the Small Screen 20. Back to the Theater 21. Leading Roles and Cameos 22. From Quatermass to Superman 23. The Final Years Epilogue Film, Documentary, Theater, Television, and Miscellaneous Appearances Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction Part One: Silent Idol 1. Childhood, School, War 2. From Stage to Screen 3. An Emerging Star 4. Alfred Hitchcock and Maurice Elvey 5. Britain or Hollywood? 6. Fame and a Fan Club Part Two: The Background 7. Working Lives 8. Writers, Screenplays, Titles 9. The Film Press and the Film Society 10. The Publicity Machine 11. The Coming of Sound 12. Winners and Losers Part Three: Into the Talkies 13. Kitty 14. From Dupont's Atlantic to Pabst's L'Atlantide 15. With Gracie Fields and Conrad Veidt 16. Stage Matters 17. Fatherhood and War 18. Propaganda and Escapism Part Four: Character Actor 19. On the Small Screen 20. Back to the Theater 21. Leading Roles and Cameos 22. From Quatermass to Superman 23. The Final Years Epilogue Film, Documentary, Theater, Television, and Miscellaneous Appearances Bibliography Index
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