{"product_id":"cesar-romero-the-joker-is-wild-hardcover","title":"Cesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild - 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\u003eSamuel Garza Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Uslan\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDynamic and debonair, Cesar Romero was best known for creating the role of the Joker in the 1960s \u003ci\u003eBatman\u003c\/i\u003e television series. As the first actor to play Batman and Robin's villainous nemesis, Romero established the character's giddy, manic tone and the distinctive laugh that subsequent actors like Jack Nicholson, Heath Ledger, and Joaquin Phoenix would use as the starting points in their own Oscar-nominated (Nicholson) and Oscar-winning (Ledger \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e Phoenix) performances. As a closeted gay man of Latin American descent, Romero gracefully faced many personal challenges while maintaining his suave public image and starring opposite legends ranging from Shirley Temple to Marlene Dietrich, Carmen Miranda to Frank Sinatra, and Kurt Russell to Jane Wyman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first biography of the consummate entertainer, \u003ci\u003eCesar Romero: The Joker Is Wild, \u003c\/i\u003e captures the critical moments of Romero's childhood, adolescence, and accomplishments in Hollywood. Author Samuel Garza Bernstein shares anecdotes regarding Romero's public and personal life, as well as Romero's private disdain for his reputation as the \"Latin lover,\" a discriminatory stereotype he found constrictive both in terms of his range as an actor and as a man who kept his sexuality private.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eCesar Romero\u003c\/i\u003e is an in-depth study of a significant Hollywood star and his impact on the entertainment industry. \u003ci\u003eBatman \u003c\/i\u003emade him immortal, but with more than four hundred film and television credits, his six-decade career as an actor, dancer, and singer made him a true Hollywood icon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eSamuel Garza Bernstein\u003c\/b\u003e is a bestselling author, a Stonewall Book Award winner, and an award-winning screenwriter and playwright whose work often reflects the wild intersections of modern life. He, his husband Ronald Shore, and their pack of incorrigible dachshunds split their time between Porto, Portugal, and Los Angeles, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.7 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51884902220064,"sku":"9781985902886","price":30.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/P1xWcQ-lVS9781985902886.webp?v=1781884593","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cesar-romero-the-joker-is-wild-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}