The biography delves into the intricate life and career of Nazimova, highlighting her complexity, allure, and significance in the artistic realm. It paints a vivid portrait of her as a multifaceted individual, exploring both her glamorous persona and the darker elements that shaped her legacy. Through detailed storytelling, the book captures the essence of her contributions and the impact she had on her field.
Gavin Lambert Bücher
Dieser britische Autor erforscht die Komplexität der menschlichen Psyche und gesellschaftlicher Mechanismen durch einen kraftvollen und durchdringenden Erzählstil. Seine Arbeit, geprägt von einer frühen Beschäftigung mit dem Film und einem kritischen Blick auf die Realität, befasst sich oft mit den Spannungen zwischen künstlerischen Bestrebungen und alltäglichen Herausforderungen. Lamberts Prosa zeichnet sich durch Präzision und Tiefe aus und bietet den Lesern eine fesselnde Reise in die Nuancen menschlicher Erfahrung. Sein Schreiben spiegelt ein Engagement für Authentizität und sozialen Realismus wider und etabliert ihn als eine unverwechselbare Stimme in der zeitgenössischen Literatur.
First published in 1971, The Goodby People is perhaps the greatest novel ever written about post-Manson, pre-Disney Los Angeles. "His elegant, stripped-down prose caught the last gasp of Old Hollywood in a way that has yet to be rivalled." (Armistead Maupin) "The bisexual draft dodger living on the skids, the glamorous young widow in search of enlightenment, the skinny gamine from out of town who wants to make it in the movies . . ."* These are the people who inhabit Gavin Lambert's mordant portrait of Southern California at the end of the 1960s: forever swapping addresses, lovers, and dreams. They live in extraordinary, suffocating wealth; or else flirting with a Mansonesque cult; or else in a fantasy where golden-age actresses make ghostly visitations to comment on their daily life. All that binds them together is their common sense of aimlessness--and the clear, judgment-free eye of a British author trying his best to be a friend to each. Cool, incisive, yet essentially kind, and very much ahead of its time, The Goodby People unfolds "in the yawning chasm between real life in Los Angeles and the fantasies manufactured by its dominant business" (*Gary Indiana), and stands as Gavin Lambert's masterpiece.
Natalie Wood
- 352 Seiten
- 13 Lesestunden
She spent her life in the movies, with her childhood captured in Miracle on 34th Street and her adolescence in Rebel Without a Cause. From her debut in 1946 at age seven to her tragic death in 1981, Natalie Wood's life was intertwined with films that encapsulated America's dreams. Acclaimed novelist and biographer Gavin Lambert, who shared a twenty-year friendship with Wood, recounts her extraordinary story. He reveals secrets about her parents that Natalie may not have known or chose to keep hidden. We see young Natalie as a child actress under a controlling stage mother, transitioning awkwardly into adolescence when she was cast aside at Van Nuys High. Lambert portrays the glamorous star of her twenties in films like All the Fine Young Cannibals and Gypsy, while also detailing her marriages, divorces, love affairs, and a suicide attempt at twenty-six. He shares insights into her friendships and struggles, culminating in her tragic drowning at forty-three, despite her fear of water. For the first time, those close to her, including her husbands Robert Wagner and Richard Gregson, and friends like Warren Beatty and Leslie Caron, share their stories. Lambert uncovers what has remained untold, providing the richest portrait of Natalie Wood to date.