Matthau - A Life (Hardcover, 1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed)

Funny yet down-to-earth, honest yet full of exaggeration, actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000) will always occupy a place in America's heart as one of the great comic talents of his generation. Born Walter Matuschanskayasky into Jewish tenements on New York's Lower East Side, he was a child actor in New York Yiddish theater, and later a World War II Air Force radioman-gunner. He paid dues for ten years on Broadway, in summer stock, and on television before landing his film debut The Kentuckian in 1955. By the time of his 1968 casting as cantankerous but lovable slob Oscar Madison in the film version of Neil Simon's The Odd Couple, Matthau had won major Hollywood stardom. Based on dozens of interviews and extensive research, this book covers the breadth of his often-complicated personal life and multi-faceted career, including his unforgettable performances in such films as The Fortune Cookie, A Guide for the Married Man, Plaza Suite, Charley Varrick, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Sunshine Boys, The Bad News Bears, California Suite, and Grumpy Old Men.

General

Imprint:	Taylor Trade Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2002
First published:	September 2002
Authors:	Rob Edelman • Audrey Kupferberg
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	368
Edition:	1st Taylor Trade Pub. ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-87833-274-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Individual actors & performers Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Promotions
LSN:	0-87833-274-X
Barcode:	9780878332748

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