In this superb collection of essays edited by Luc Sante, author of
Lowlife, and Melissa Holbrook Pierson, writers as diverse as John
Updike, Patti Smith, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic
pay to homage the famous and the lesser known actors (some
megastars, some lesser lights) who illuminate our Hollywood dreams.
From a side-splitting tribute to Elmer Fudd to an earnest lament at
the absence of great fat actors today, O.K. You Mugs is a dazzling
anthology that focuses on those remarkable talents who gave some of
the most memorable performances in the history of Hollywood. These
essays are sure to delight any reader who claims to care about the
movies.
Including:
o Jacqueline Carey on Margaret Dumont
o Dana Gioia on Movie Fat Men
o David Hajdu in Elmer Fudd
o Greil Marcus on J.T Walsh
o Patti Smith on Jeanne Moreau
o Charles Simic on Gene Tierney
o John Updike on Doris Day
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