Melissa Pierson
In this superb collection of essays edited by Luc Sante, author of Edited by Luc Sante and Melissa Pierson Writers on Movie Actors Luc Sante and Melissa Pierson , and Melissa Holbrook Pierson, writers as diverse as John Updike, Patti Smith, and ... [... more]
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Cintra Wilson
Cintra Wilson is a pop culture pundit whose column for Salon.com and collection of essays, , have garnered her a cult following. An award-winning playwright and screenwriter, she has seen her work produced by Tim Robbins's Actor's Gang theater ... [... more]
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Ruby Dee from HarperCollins Publishers
Not only is Ruby Dee one of the most respected African-American actors of her day, she was also an important part of the civil rights movement. She is probably best known for her role in A Raisin in the Sun, which she performed on both the stage ... [... more]
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Mark Lamos
Edited by Marisa Smith and Kristin Graham, Foreword by Lee Richardson, Introduction by Mark Lamos Actors looking for new and exciting ways to audition will discover that some of the greatest acting scenes ever written appear not only in plays, ... [... more]
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Robert Sydney
Dashiell Hammett meets speculative fiction in this engaging tale of two thespians who become stars in a conspiracy beyond their control.... When struggling actors Nick and Luella meet, it's love at act one. But the show may close earlier than ... [... more]
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Edward Dwight
Practiced by such actors of stature as Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Julie Harris, Dustin Hoffman, and Ellen Burstyn (not to mention the late James Dean) the Method offers a practical application of the renowned Stanislavsky technique. On Method ... [... more]
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Barry Geller
Actors earn more money performing in television commercials than in stage productions and feature films combined. Acting in Television Commercials for Fun and Profit "Squire Fridell's book is a witty and complete guide. It should be on every ... [... more]
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Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe was born in 1809 in Boston, the son of traveling actors. He published his first book of poems All of the tales by the master of the detective and the macabre story. 53 of his best-known poems plus essays and criticisms. This ... [... more]
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Nina Shengold
Nina Shengold is an award-winning playwright and artistic director of the theatre company Actors & Writers. This one-of-a-kind anthology features thirty-six hilarious short plays by major American playwrights and emerging new voices, all ... [... more]
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Vladimir Nabokov
James Mason (1909-1984) was one of the most successful actors ever to grace the silver screen. In addition to Lolita, his films include Julius Caesar, A Star is Born, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, The Sea Gull, Heaven Can Wait, and The Verdict. [... more]
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