Humphrey Bogart
Author(s): David Thomson
'Look, I'm hardly pretty, he seems to say. I sound like gravel; I look rough and tough; and, honest, I don't give you the soft, foolish answers the pretty boys will give you. You may not like what I say, but you better believe it.' He became a legend as 'Bogie', the world-weary, wise-cracking outsider, but in reality Humphrey Bogart was plagued by doubts and demons. He was born upper-class yet made his name playing mavericks, drank with the rat pack and met four wives on set - including his great love, Lauren Bacall - yet always mistrusted stardom. Here David Thomson, one of film's most provocative writers, reveals the man behind cinema's greatest icon.
General Information
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- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : Penguin Books, Limited
- : 0.104
- : 01 August 2009
- : United Kingdom
- : 01 September 2020
- : books
Other Specifications
- : David Thomson
- : Paperback
- : 2009
- : English
- : 120
- : Biography & autobiography: film, television, music, theatre; Individual actors & performers; Films, cinema
- : 10 b/w integrated
More About The Product
David Thomson is, among many other things, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, now in its fourth edition. His recent books include a biography of Nicole Kidman, Fan Tan (a novel written in collaboration with Marlon Brando) and The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood. His latest work is the acclaimed Have You Seen...? A Personal Introduction to 1,000 Films. Born in London, he now lives in San Francisco.
