{"product_id":"gambon","title":"Gambon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Definitive Biography of a Theatrical Giant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMel Gussow's portrait of Sir Michael Gambon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003c!-- Access Your Content --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"border: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 16px; border-radius: 6px; background: #f9f9f9; margin-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: bold; font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003eAccess Your Content in Seconds\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col style=\"margin-left: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete your purchase on our store.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e (free).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLog in using the same email from checkout.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYour ebook will appear instantly in your library.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #555;\"\u003eAll content is securely delivered through our app and not offered as a Shopify download.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA unique collection of interviews with Sir Michael Gambon, ranging over thirteen years, offering a fascinating picture of this most mischievously evasive of actors.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMichael Gambon was a notoriously private man. Yet this profile of him in his own words – assembled from interviews with drama critic Mel Gussow – offers the most complete portrait in print of an actor who had 'just about everything – enormous power, great depth, absolute expertise and the ability to illuminate a character by the simplest of means' (Harold Pinter).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book also contains interviews with writers, directors and actors who worked with him (Dennis Potter, Alan Ayckbourn, Harold Pinter, Simon Russell Beale, Deborah Warner, Peter Hall and Adrian Noble).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eGambon emerges from this entertaining book as a master of understatement, but not of underaction... illuminating flashes of what makes an actor tick\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003cem\u003eDaily Mail 'Book of the Week' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy You'll Love This Ebook\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscover the life and career of one of Britain's greatest stage actors\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRead insightful biographical writing from a renowned theatre critic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplore the methods and influences behind a legendary performer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnjoy Nick Hern Books' acclaimed tradition of actor biographies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMel Gussow (1933-2005) was a writer and drama critic who wrote for\u003cem\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e for 35 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis books include a four-volume series of interviews with leading playwrights, \u003cem\u003eConversations with Miller\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConversations with Pinter\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eConversations with Stoppard\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eConversations with (and about) Beckett\u003c\/em\u003e. He is also the author of the biography, \u003cem\u003eEdward Albee: A Singular Journey\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGambon: A Life in Acting\u003c\/em\u003e. He was the co-editor for the Library of America’s two-volume edition of the plays of Tennessee Williams.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis other books include \u003cem\u003eTheatre On The Edge: New Visions, New Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of theatre reviews and essays, and \u003cem\u003eDon’t Say Yes Until I Finish Talking: A Biography of Darryl F. Zanuck\u003c\/em\u003e. He also wrote numerous profiles for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs a longtime drama critic for \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, Mel Gussow was the recipient of the prestigious George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Rockefeller grant and other awards. In 2007, he was posthumously inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePublication Details\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN (EPUB):\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781788502467\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 August 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ebook (EPUB)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow do I access my ebook?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDownload \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/thegreyhill.com\/pages\/the-grey-hill-app\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Grey Hill App\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e and log in using the same email you used at checkout. 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