Gambon

The Definitive Biography of a Theatrical Giant

Mel Gussow's portrait of Sir Michael Gambon

About the Ebook

A unique collection of interviews with Sir Michael Gambon, ranging over thirteen years, offering a fascinating picture of this most mischievously evasive of actors.

Michael 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).

The 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).

'Gambon emerges from this entertaining book as a master of understatement, but not of underaction... illuminating flashes of what makes an actor tick' Daily Mail 'Book of the Week'

Why You'll Love This Ebook

• Discover the life and career of one of Britain's greatest stage actors
• Read insightful biographical writing from a renowned theatre critic
• Explore the methods and influences behind a legendary performer
• Enjoy Nick Hern Books' acclaimed tradition of actor biographies

About the Author

Mel Gussow (1933-2005) was a writer and drama critic who wrote for The New York Times for 35 years.

His books include a four-volume series of interviews with leading playwrights, Conversations with Miller, Conversations with Pinter, Conversations with Stoppard and Conversations with (and about) Beckett. He is also the author of the biography, Edward Albee: A Singular Journey and Gambon: A Life in Acting. He was the co-editor for the Library of America’s two-volume edition of the plays of Tennessee Williams.

His other books include Theatre On The Edge: New Visions, New Voices, a collection of theatre reviews and essays, and Don’t Say Yes Until I Finish Talking: A Biography of Darryl F. Zanuck. He also wrote numerous profiles for The New York Times Magazine and The New Yorker.

As a longtime drama critic for The New York Times, 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.

Publication Details

ISBN (EPUB): 9781788502467
Publication Date: 22 August 2019
Pages: 224
Format: Ebook (EPUB)
Publisher: Nick Hern Books

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