Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen [Paperback]

Rob Edelman (Author), Audrey E. Kupferberg (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1999

This is an up-to-date and intimate portrait of one of America''s most popular and admired actresses. It f ollows her career from its beginnings in such films as Gasli ght and State of the Union, through Broadway success to the present day. '

--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 299 pages
• Publisher: Citadel Pr; Rev Upd Su edition (May 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806520760
• ISBN-13: 978-0806520766
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #131,892 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent biography of one of my favorite actresses, September 28, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen (Hardcover)

This is a thoughtful, three-dimensional portrait of one of my favorite actresses. It is well-researched, and full of anecdotes about Lansbury's life and thoughtful opinions of her film and television work. I learned much about Lansbury, and would highly recommend this book to anyone interested in her life and career.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable glimpse--yet only a glimpse--into a fascinating life, September 18, 2006

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C. A. Valentine (San Francisco) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen (Paperback)

Angela Lansbury is, without doubt, a national treasure as an actress and has become something of an icon to many. While her television work has made her a durable popular favorite, recognition of her formidable talent and skill as a serious film and stage actress is less widespread, as this biography highlights.

The book is something of a valentine to Ms Lansbury, and while it

does include interesting tidbits of information about her life and work, manages to touch on the main events of her personal and professional life and has a decent offering of quotes from colleagues, friends and Ms Lansbury herself, it is by no means an

in-depth biography of this fascinating, multi-facted woman.

One is keenly aware that much has been left out or unexplored;

it may be that Ms Lansbury's own preference for privacy and the

power and status she possesses have made it difficult for a truly

definitive biography to be created. This is a disappointment.

In the right hands of a gifted biographer with deep access, the richness of Angela Lansbury's background, history, character, accomplishments and life would yield a magnificent theatrical biography.

She is deserving of no less.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FACT FILLED ,HEART WARMING JOURNEY, April 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Angela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen (Hardcover)

THIS BOOK WAS A WONDERFUL INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE OF A GREAT LADY WHOS LIFE WAS AS INTERESTING AS THE MANY ROLES SHE HAS PLAYED THROUGH THE YEARS . MOVIES,STAGE,AND TV AND SONG SHE HAS DONE THEM ALL WITH STYLE AND ELEGANCE