Daniel Day-Lewis
Title | Daniel Day-Lewis PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Jackson |
Publisher | Kings Road Publishing |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 2013-02-04 |
Genre | Actors |
ISBN | 1857826051 |
A wealth of behind-the-scenes detail and exclusive interviews reveal the complex man behind one of Hollywood's best actors. Daniel Day-Lewis won an Oscar in 1990 for 'My Left Foot' and his many films include 'The Last of the Mohicans', 'The Age of Innocence' and, most recently, 'Lincoln'.
Daniel Day-Lewis
Title | Daniel Day-Lewis PDF eBook |
Author | Garry Jenkins |
Publisher | |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Daniel Day-Lewis - The Biography
Title | Daniel Day-Lewis - The Biography PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Jackson |
Publisher | Kings Road Publishing |
Pages | 253 |
Release | 2013-02-04 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1782193715 |
Regarded by many as the finest actor of his generation, Daniel Day-Lewis has become one of Hollywood's most bankable stars. His diverse performances in roles such as cerebral palsy sufferer Christy Brown in My Left Foot and Butcher Bill in Gangs of New York have cemented his reputation as a chameleon method actor. Yet behind the on-screen personas and theatrical masks lies a complex figure about whom relatively little is really known. Acclaimed biographer Laura Jackson has spoken to many close friends of the actor, including Dame Judi Dench and Simon Callow, and has provided us with a fascinating insight into this intense and talented star. As well as a wonderful portrait of his creative life, this book also reveals Day-Lewis's past relationships with his co-stars and how he has found happiness with Arthur Miller's daughter Rebecca. There are very few books about this reclusive and chameleon-like actor despite his award winning film roles and ever increasingly popularity. His new Oscar & Bafta nominated movie Lincoln is scheduled for UK release early 2013.
Daniel Lewis
Title | Daniel Lewis PDF eBook |
Author | Donna H. Krasnow |
Publisher | McFarland |
Pages | 240 |
Release | 2020-06-17 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1476681910 |
Daniel Lewis's legacy as a hugely influential choreographer and teacher of modern dance is celebrated in this biography. It showcases the many roles he played in the dance world by organizing his story around various aspects of his work, including his years at the Juilliard School, dancing and touring with the Jose Limon Company, staging Limon's masterpieces around the world, directing his own company (Daniel Lewis Dance Repertory Company), writing and choreographing operas and musicals, and his years as dean of dance at New World School of the Arts. His life has spanned a particular period of growth of modern and contemporary dance, and his biography gives insight into how the artistic and journalistic perspectives on modern dance were influenced by what was occurring in the broader dance and arts communities. The book also offers rarely seen photographs and interviews with unique perspectives on many dance luminaries.
My Left Foot
Title | My Left Foot PDF eBook |
Author | Christy Brown |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 195 |
Release | 2014-07-31 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1446466949 |
Christy Brown was born a victim of cerebral palsy. But the hapless, lolling baby concealed the brilliantly imaginative and sensitive mind of a writer who would take his place among the giants of Irish literature. This is Christy Brown's own story. He recounts his childhood struggle to learn to read, write, paint and finally type, with the toe of his left foot. In this manner he wrote his bestseller Down all the Days.
Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem
Title | Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem PDF eBook |
Author | Daniel R. Day |
Publisher | Random House Trade Paperbacks |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2020-07-07 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0525510532 |
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Dapper Dan is a legend, an icon, a beacon of inspiration to many in the Black community. His story isn’t just about fashion. It’s about tenacity, curiosity, artistry, hustle, love, and a singular determination to live our dreams out loud.”—Ava DuVernay, director of Selma, 13th, and A Wrinkle in Time NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY VANITY FAIR • DAPPER DAN NAMED ONE OF TIME’S 100 MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN THE WORLD With his now-legendary store on 125th Street in Harlem, Dapper Dan pioneered high-end streetwear in the 1980s, remixing classic luxury-brand logos into his own innovative, glamorous designs. But before he reinvented haute couture, he was a hungry boy with holes in his shoes, a teen who daringly gambled drug dealers out of their money, and a young man in a prison cell who found nourishment in books. In this remarkable memoir, he tells his full story for the first time. Decade after decade, Dapper Dan discovered creative ways to flourish in a country designed to privilege certain Americans over others. He witnessed, profited from, and despised the rise of two drug epidemics. He invented stunningly bold credit card frauds that took him around the world. He paid neighborhood kids to jog with him in an effort to keep them out of the drug game. And when he turned his attention to fashion, he did so with the energy and curiosity with which he approaches all things: learning how to treat fur himself when no one would sell finished fur coats to a Black man; finding the best dressed hustler in the neighborhood and converting him into a customer; staying open twenty-four hours a day for nine years straight to meet demand; and, finally, emerging as a world-famous designer whose looks went on to define an era, dressing cultural icons including Eric B. and Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, Big Daddy Kane, Mike Tyson, Alpo Martinez, LL Cool J, Jam Master Jay, Diddy, Naomi Campbell, and Jay-Z. By turns playful, poignant, thrilling, and inspiring, Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem is a high-stakes coming-of-age story spanning more than seventy years and set against the backdrop of an America where, as in the life of its narrator, the only constant is change. Praise for Dapper Dan: Made in Harlem “Dapper Dan is a true one of a kind, self-made, self-liberated, and the sharpest man you will ever see. He is couture himself.”—Marcus Samuelsson, New York Times bestselling author of Yes, Chef “What James Baldwin is to American literature, Dapper Dan is to American fashion. He is the ultimate success saga, an iconic fashion hero to multiple generations, fusing street with high sartorial elegance. He is pure American style.”—André Leon Talley, Vogue contributing editor and author
The Swans of Fifth Avenue
Title | The Swans of Fifth Avenue PDF eBook |
Author | Melanie Benjamin |
Publisher | Ballantine Books |
Pages | 369 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | Biographical fiction |
ISBN | 0345528697 |
Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley and her friends, the alluring socialite Swans. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman, desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. Through Babe, Truman gains unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake-- even when the stories aren't his to tell.