Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With Credits and an Annotated Bibliography [Hardcover]

Laura Kay Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 1991 | ISBN-10: 0899505775 | ISBN-13: 978-0899505770

At first glance the two actors seem worlds apart: pere Osgood the last word in worldly sophistication and fils Anthony the ultimate in incorrigible boyishness. Yet beneath the surface run common currents-a penchant for choosing risky projects, recurring problems with typecasting, a gift for fleshing out underwritten roles. Even the famous twitch runs in the family. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, this comprehensive, chronological survey of the careers of Osgood and Anthony Perkins includes not only all of their film and Broadway performances but also virtually all road, summer stock, radio and television work. Even their formative years in college productions are covered, as are Anthony's brief stints as pop singer, director, screenwriter and songwriter. Extensive credits are cited for each work. Quotes and reminiscences are interwoven into the text, written in an essay format.

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"provides detailed listings for each actor's work on stage, screen, radio and television.... Recommended" -- Classic Images

Product Details

• Hardcover: 423 pages
• Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub (February 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899505775
• ISBN-13: 978-0899505770
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,577,723 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Slim pickings, December 4, 1998

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This review is from: Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With Credits and an Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover)

This is basically a textbook, quite dry and academic, except for the author's occasional slips of mild witticism which occasionally make up an entire chapter (usually when she was unable to come up with any hard information). I found this admirable for its obvious effort, but ultimately unsatisfying as it offers little to no insight into either Perkins personally, and has a funny tone of proprietariness and prudishness. Also, why the high price? Not worth it. Stick with the biography.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Semi-scholarly to mask a dearth of insight, December 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With Credits and an Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover)

I opened this book with high hopes, being a huge fan of Tony Perkins, and was disappointed to find it consists largely of flippant remarks/opinions by its author rather than any serious probing or insight into this remarkable theatrical family. As a listing of career moments, it is fine, but as a biography or anything deeper than a roster, it is very thin. Some of the so-called chapters are merely one paragraph long, in which the author says she could not come up with any info.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Extremely Poor, October 4, 2007

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Mr. Lucky (Studio City, California United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With Credits and an Annotated Bibliography (Hardcover)

The author didn't do her homework. Ten minutes of Google yields more fruit that this tome. Her appraisal of "The Ghost Writer" pilot is particuarly obtuse, as the version she saw was obviously heavily edited unlike the ones currently on view on You Tube. A shabby excuse for a book, devoted to subject matter that deserves better. Understandably, this is now out of print. How it was published in the first place is mystifying.