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Humphrey Bogart Author: David Thomson

ISBN: 9781846140761 Format: Paperback Number Of Pages: 124 Published: 6 November 2009 Country of Publication: GB Dimensions (cm): 19.8 x 12.8 x 0.7 Description: 'Look, I'm hardly pretty, he seems to say. I sound like gravel; I look rough and tough; and, honest, I don't give you the soft, foolish answers the pretty boys will give you. You may not like what I say, but you better believe it.'

He became a legend as 'Bogie', the world-weary, wise-cracking outsider, but in reality Humphrey Bogart was plagued by doubts and demons.

He was born upper-class yet made his name playing mavericks, drank with the rat pack and met four wives on set - including his great love, Lauren Bacall - yet always mistrusted stardom.

Here David Thomson, one of film's most provocative writers, reveals the man behind cinema's greatest icon.

About the Author

David Thomson is, among many other things, author of The New Biographical Dictionary of Film, now in its fourth edition. His recent books include a biography of Nicole Kidman, Fan Tan (a novel written in collaboration with Marlon Brando) and The Whole Equation : A History of Hollywood. His latest work is the a...

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