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In this latest of Freedland's Hollywood biographies, he takes the stand that Kaye has wasted his talent and never lived up to the undisputed genius shown in such films as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and in his postwar performances at London's Palladium, which made him an entertainment legend in England. Freedland emphasizes the negative side of Kaye's personality, with quote after quote from co-workers giving examples of his coldness and moodiness, or his compulsion to be center stage. Freedland's hyperbolic writing style gets in the way of his subject; he tries too hard to be clever and only succeeds in making his prose repetitive and boring. Whatever his problems, Kaye deserves better than this. Marcia L. Perry, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
In this latest of Freedland's Hollywood biographies, he takes the stand that Kaye has wasted his talent and never lived up to the undisputed genius shown in such films as The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and in his postwar performances at London's Palladium, which made him an entertainment legend in England. Freedland emphasizes the negative side of Kaye's personality, with quote after quote from co-workers giving examples of his coldness and moodiness, or his compulsion to be center stage. Freedland's hyperbolic writing style gets in the way of his subject; he tries too hard to be clever and only succeeds in making his prose repetitive and boring. Whatever his problems, Kaye deserves better than this. Marcia L. Perry, Berkshire Athenaeum, Pittsfield, Mass.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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