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movie icons - grant
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he was the most self-invented man in movies this side of charlie chaplin. like chapin, cary grant grew up poor, trained as an acrobat, and brimmed with confidence, romance, and a spirit of merry larceny; he just had a better tailor. his impeccable timing and light, cat burglar's touch at stealing women's hearts were perfect for the jaunty heroics and romantic farce of such classic films as an affair to remember, notorious, his girl friday, north by northwest, and others.
other people talk about hollywood glamour, about studios that had more stars than there are in heaven, about actors who weren't actors but were icons these things, but taschen shows you.
movie icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous movie icons in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars. each title, has painstakingly selected approximately 150 high quality enigmatic and sumptuous portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and previously unpublished candid photos showing the stars as they really are. these images are accompanied by concise introductory essays by leading film writers; each book also includes a chronology, a filmography, and a bibliography, and is peppered with apposite quotes from the movies and from life.
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he was the most self-invented man in movies this side of charlie chaplin. like chapin, cary grant grew up poor, trained as an acrobat, and brimmed with confidence, romance, and a spirit of merry larceny; he just had a better tailor. his impeccable timing and light, cat burglar's touch at stealing women's hearts were perfect for the jaunty heroics and romantic farce of such classic films as an affair to remember, notorious, his girl friday, north by northwest, and others.
other people talk about hollywood glamour, about studios that had more stars than there are in heaven, about actors who weren't actors but were icons these things, but taschen shows you.
movie icons is a series of photo books that feature the most famous movie icons in the history of cinema. These 192-page books are visual biographies of the stars. each title, has painstakingly selected approximately 150 high quality enigmatic and sumptuous portraits, colorful posters and lobby cards, rare film stills, and previously unpublished candid photos showing the stars as they really are. these images are accompanied by concise introductory essays by leading film writers; each book also includes a chronology, a filmography, and a bibliography, and is peppered with apposite quotes from the movies and from life.
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