On Actors and Acting: Essays by Alexander Knox

Lanham MD/London: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.. Fine in Near Fine dj. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. [book is clean and as-new with no discernible wear; jacket is unblemished apart from a soft diagonal crease at the top corner of the front flap]. (Filmmakers, No. 63) Series (B&W photographs) "A collection of Knox's writings, both published and unpublished, on various performers he worked with or knew well, and on the art and craft of acting. Knox writes about Laurence Olivier, a close personal friend and co-actor in the memorable 1940 production of 'Romeo and Juliet.' He discusses his title performance as [Woodrow] Wilson in the famous 1944 (truncated) screen production. Other actors and actresses about whom Knox has much original to say include Sara Allgood, Dana Andrews, George Arliss, Walter Huston, and Orson Welles." . (Inventory #: 26859)