{"product_id":"jack-macgowran-the-beckett-actor","title":"JACK MacGOWRAN, THE BECKETT ACTOR","description":"\u003cdiv id=\":ss\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":p7\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"utdU2e\" id=\"avWBGd-364\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wl4W9b\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"aHl\" id=\"avWBGd-365\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\":uq\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"ii gt\" id=\":tn\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a3s aiL\" id=\":sr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"avWBGd-368\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJACK MacGOWRAN, THE BECKETT ACTOR\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIrish Stage Legend and Cult Movie Favorite\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordan R. Young\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForeword by Martin Esslin \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction by James Mason \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfterword by Stephen Rea\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eAvailable soon in hardcover and paperback.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Young has interviewed seemingly everyone who knew MacGowran, and the result is a sparkling biography of a haunting and haunted man.” \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e “Impeccable. I enjoyed it enormously.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— \u003c\/span\u003eJames Knowlson, author, \u003ci\u003eDamned to Fame:\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Life of Samuel Beckett\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack MacGowran, The Beckett Actor\u003c\/i\u003e is the revised and expanded edition of the acclaimed biography of one of Ireland’s greatest actors—a performer who could hold an audience in the palm of his hand but couldn't cope with life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was sought after by filmmakers as diverse as John Ford and Roman Polanski, turning up in blockbuster hits like \u003ci\u003eThe Quiet Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Exorcist,\u003c\/i\u003e and starring in such cult movies as \u003ci\u003eThe Fearless Vampire Killers, Wonderwall, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e How I Won the War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe was best known as Samuel Beckett's foremost interpreter, changing forever the public perception of the author from a purveyor of gloom and despair, to a writer of wit, humanity and courage. \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine \u003c\/i\u003esaid it best: “What do you give to a man who has the Nobel Prize? Answer: the love, beauty, truth and artistry of actor Jack MacGowran.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore than 100 of MacGowran’s friends and associates were interviewed by the author, including Roman Polanski, John Lennon, Peter O'Toole, Maureen O’Hara, Carroll O'Connor, Melvyn Douglas, Patrick Magee, Billie Whitelaw, Burgess Meredith, and Siobhán McKenna.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJordan R. Young is a prolific author, film historian and award-winning playwright. His work has been published in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67607182442798,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/TheBeckettActorPostcard_Front.jpg?v=1790900645","url":"https:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/products\/jack-macgowran-the-beckett-actor","provider":"BearManor Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}