{"product_id":"tough-without-a-gun-the-life-and-extraordinary-afterlife-of-humphrey-bogart-paperback","title":"Tough Without a Gun: The Life and Extraordinary Afterlife of Humphrey Bogart - Paperback","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\u003eStefan Kanfer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this comprehensive biography of one of the great movie icons of our time, Stefan Kanfer, the acclaimed biographer of Lucille Ball, Groucho Marx, and Marlon Brando, illuminates the life and career of Humphrey Bogart. Along the way, Kanfer gives us a wide-reaching cultural appraisal of the movies many of us know and love as masterpieces of American cinema: \u003ci\u003eThe Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, To Have and Have Not\u003c\/i\u003e, and countless others. He appraises each of the films with an unfailing critical eye, weaving in lively accounts of behind-the-scenes fun and friendships, including, of course, the great love story of Bogart and Lauren Bacall. What emerges in these pages is a portrait of a great Hollywood life, and the final word on why there can only ever be one Bogie.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStefan Kanfer's books include \u003ci\u003eBall of Fire: The Tumultuous Life and Comic Art of Lucille Ball; Stardust Lost: The Triumph, Tragedy, and \u003c\/i\u003eMishugas\u003ci\u003e of the Yiddish Theater in America; \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Somebody: The Reckless Life and Remarkable Career of Marlon Brando\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e for more than twenty years and was its first bylined film critic, a post he held between 1967 and 1972. He is also the primary interviewer in the Academy Award-nominated documentary \u003ci\u003eThe Line King\u003c\/i\u003e and editor of an anthology of Groucho Marx's comedy, \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Groucho\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Literary Lion of the New York Public Library and recipient of numerous writing awards. He lives in New York and on Cape Cod.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.65 x 7.99 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45435080278060,"sku":"9780307455819","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/gf4GxP_qKP9780307455819.webp?v=1775479828","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/tough-without-a-gun-the-life-and-extraordinary-afterlife-of-humphrey-bogart-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}