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The prodigious but humble scion of a New York theatrical family, Chester Morris acted on Broadway as a teenager and earned an Academy Award nomination for his first role in a Hollywood "talkie," Alibi (1929). He became leading man to filmdom's top female stars and starred in the popular series of "Boston Blackie" mysteries before creating substantial characters in the theater and the burgeoning medium of television.
This first book about Morris provides a detailed account of his life and career on stage, film, radio and television, and as a celebrated magician. It also constructs a fascinating record of his previously undocumented labor activism during the early years of the Screen Actors Guild and his tireless efforts to aid U.S. troops on the home front during World War II.
Contents
Table of Contents
Preface by Yuyun Yuningsih Nollen
Introduction by Scott Allen Nollen
1. Magic Lad of the Morris Family
2. A Dignified Life in Hollywood?
3. The Big House
4. King for a Night
5. Public Hero Number 1
6. Flight from Glory
7. Meet Boston Blackie
8. Aerial Gunner
9. Boston Blackie Leaves Hollywood
10. Unchained
11. Double-Breasted Suits to Blue Denim
12. From Naked City to Route 66
13. The Last Day of the Play
14. Requiem for a Working Actor
Appendix A: Chester Morris Filmography
Appendix B: Television Programs
Appendix C: Radio Programs
Appendix D: Stage Performances
Appendix E: Films Announced for Chester Morris but Produced with Another Actor
Chapter Notes
Sources and Bibliography
Index
