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Tough without a gun the life and extraordinary afterlife of Humphrey Bogart

The definitive biography of one of the great movie icons of the twentieth century, and a wide-reaching appraisal of the actor's singular legacy.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kanfer, Stefan
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : A.A. Knopf, 2011.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Bogart, Humphrey, > 1899-1957. Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Biography.
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Summary:	The definitive biography of one of the great movie icons of the twentieth century, and a wide-reaching appraisal of the actor's singular legacy.
Physical Description:	xi, 288 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes list of stage and film credits, bibliographical references, and index.
ISBN:	0307271005 9780307271006
Author Notes:	Stefan Kanfer's books include Ball of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball; Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and Mishugas of the Yiddish Theater in America; and Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando . He was a writer and editor at Time for more than twenty years and was its first bylined film critic, a post he held between 1967 and 1972. He is also the primary interviewer in the Academy Award-nominated documentary The Line King and editor of an anthology of Groucho Marx's comedy, The Essential Groucho . He is a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and recipient of numerous writing awards. He lives in New York and on Cape Cod.