{"product_id":"on-actors-and-acting-essays-by-alexander-knox-hardcover","title":"On Actors and Acting: Essays by Alexander Knox - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnthony Slide\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlexander Knox (1907-1995) was a distinguished stage and screen actor, who is best remembered today for his title performance in the 1944 production of \u003ci\u003e Wilson\u003c\/i\u003e. He was active both in London's West End and on Broadway, and began his Hollywood career in 1941 with \u003ci\u003eThe Sea Wolf\u003c\/i\u003e. Because of his liberal activities in the film community, including co-founding of the Committee for the First Amendment, Knox was \"grey-listed,\" and forced to settle permanently in the United Kingdom, where he became a familiar figure both in films and on television. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn Actors and Acting\u003c\/i\u003e collects together Knox's writings, published and unpublished, on various performers with whom he worked or was familiar, and on the art and craft of acting. Knox writes on Laurence Olivier, a close personal friend with whom he appeared in the memorable 1940 production of \u003ci\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/i\u003e. He discusses his performance as Wilson. Other actors and actresses about whom Knox has many original things to say include Sara Allgood, Dana Andrews, George Arliss, and Walter Huston. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Slide\u003c\/b\u003e, a film historian and a personal friend of Alexander Knox and his wife, actress Doris Nolan, edited \u003ci\u003eOn Actors and Acting\u003c\/i\u003e. Slide contributes a lengthy career overview and has also compiled a complete filmography, documenting Knox's screen career from his first film, \u003ci\u003eThe Gaunt Stranger\u003c\/i\u003e in 1938, through his last, \u003ci\u003eJoshua Then and Now\u003c\/i\u003e in 1985.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.74 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53053202956512,"sku":"9780810834996","price":151.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Jxnc_EJhLO9780810834996.webp?v=1781280675","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/on-actors-and-acting-essays-by-alexander-knox-hardcover","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}