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Steve Cochran (1917-1965) was Hollywood's ultimate contradiction—an intense, rugged leading man with a con man's charm, a craftsman's discipline, and a wild streak that made him both irresistible and dangerous. In Steve Cochran: Bad Boy of Hollywood, author Michelangelo Capua paints a richly detailed portrait of a man who was more than just a Hollywood rogue. Drawing from rare sources and packed with revealing anecdotes, this volume reclaims Cochran's rightful place in film history.
With breakout roles in White Heat, The Damned Don't Cry, and Dallas, Cochran quickly earned a reputation as the quintessential "virile villain"—often cast as a gangster, a racist, or a ruthless playboy. Yet behind the screen persona was a surprisingly nuanced actor, whose greatest performance came in Michelangelo Antonioni's Il Grido. Though he never quite reached marquee-name status, Cochran worked with such legends as Joan Crawford, James Cagney, Ginger Rogers, Doris Day, Burt Lancaster, and Rock Hudson, under the direction of some of the industry's finest filmmakers.
Off-screen, Cochran lived as boldly as he acted. He built a rustic retreat in the Hollywood Hills and filled it with animals, raced planes and cars, and romanced countless women. His personal life, often tabloid fodder, included three marriages, brushes with the law, and an obsession with freedom that culminated in his mysterious and still-unresolved death at age forty-eight when his body was found aboard his schooner adrift in the Pacific.
A compelling blend of Hollywood scandal, cinematic insight, and cultural history, this biography is an essential read and a long-overdue examination of one of classic cinema's most charismatic and controversial figures.
Contents
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Beginnings
Chapter 2. New York, New York
Chapter 3. Hooray for Hollywood!
Chapter 4. Climbing the Hollywood Ladder
Chapter 5. Meeting Mae West
Chapter 6. Rugged Roles
Chapter 7. The Warner Years
Chapter 8. It's the Beast in Me
Chapter 9. Bye Bye Warner
Chapter 10. Welcome to Europe
Chapter 11. Independent Days
Chapter 12. Swinging London
Chapter 13. Antonioni
Chapter 14. Guns and Dolls
Chapter 15. TV Time
Chapter 16. End of the Rogue
Chapter 17. Post Mortem
Filmography
Notes
Bibliography
Index
