Research Catalog

Title

All in all : an actor's life on and off the stage / Stacy Keach ; foreword by Alec Baldwin.

Author

Keach, Stacy

Publication

Guilford, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2013]

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Holdings

Details

Description

xv, 256 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Stacy Keach is known for movie roles like Fat City and American History X and the television series Titus, and of course Mike Hammer, but he's also revered in the industry as a serious actor who's passionate about his craft. In his long, impressive career, he has been hailed as America's finest classical stage actor, earning acclaim for his portrayals of Hamlet, Macbeth, Richard III, and King Lear. He has worked alongside and become friends with the giants of American culture, from Joseph Papp to George C. Scott, from James Earl Jones to Oliver Stone.Keach's memoir begins with the riveting account of his arrest in London for cocaine possession. He takes readers through his trial and his time at Reading Jail as he battles his drug addiction and then fights to revive his career. Keach poignantly reveals his acting insecurities and relationship struggles. All in All is full of priceless behind the scenes Hollywood moments and friendships--from his late-night pool and backgammon showdowns with John Huston to his passionate relationship with Judy Collins"--

Subject

• Keach, Stacy
• Actors > United States > Biography
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General
• BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs

Genre/Form

Biographies

Note

• Includes index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

A different kind of fame -- Growing accustomed to my face -- Tales of the California Keaches -- To be or not to be an actor -- Shakespeare in the park with Joe -- Hello to all that -- There and back again -- The cauldron bubbles -- Blount trauma -- We soared, in New Haven -- On the road -- Caught in a Catch-22 -- How can you catch the sparrow? -- Once upon a time in the West -- The treasure of John Huston -- Outrageous fortune met by slings and arrows -- One fell out of the cuckoo's nest -- Career careening, Caribe capsizes -- The European inside me -- You never forget the taste of human flesh -- From the shadows -- A memorable high -- A long ride -- The butterfly effect -- Just wear the hat, kid -- I, Mike Hammer -- A soul in pain -- Meet the press -- Family guy -- The bell never tolls for Mike Hammer -- Speak the speech -- Thine own self -- The knack -- Daddy dearest -- Hitting my stride -- The readiness is all -- The play's the thing.

ISBN

• 9780762791453 (hardback)
• 0762791454 (hardback)

LCCN

^^2013016668

OCLC

• 830367101
• SCSB-11085148

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library