Bogart (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: Eric Lax, A. M. Sperber
- First Published: 1997
- Type of Work: Biography
- Time of Work: 1899-1957
- Setting: Hollywood
- Principal Characters: Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, Mayo Methot, Jack Warner, Jr., John Huston
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: 1950’s, Family or family life, Acting or actors, Communism or communists, Politics, 1940’s, 1930’s, Liberalism, Films, movies, or motion pictures, Hollywood, Filmmaking or filmmakers
- Locales: Hollywood, CA
A. M. Sperber and Eric Lax’s biography of Humphrey Bogart, arguably one of the most popular and deeply influential film stars of the 1930’s through the 1950’s and beyond, is a masterful blend of careful critical appreciation and analysis, personal and historical documentation, and dramatic storytelling. Sperber initiated the project, and her draft of the book was based on hundreds of personal interviews with Bogart’s friends, family, and coworkers, and on years of archival research, especially into the workings of the Hollywood studio system. After Sperber’s death, Lax brought...
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