{"product_id":"matthau-a-life-hardcover","title":"Matthau: A Life - 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\u003eRob Edelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAudrey Kupferberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFunny yet down-to-earth, honest yet full of exaggeration, actor Walter Matthau (1920-2000) will always occupy a place in America's heart as one of the great comic talents of his generation. Born Walter Matuschanskayasky into Jewish tenements on New York's Lower East Side, he was a child actor in New York Yiddish theater, and later a World War II Air Force radioman-gunner. He paid dues for ten years on Broadway, in summer stock, and on television before landing his film debut \u003ci\u003eThe Kentuckian\u003c\/i\u003e in 1955. By the time of his 1968 casting as cantankerous but lovable slob Oscar Madison in the film version of Neil Simon's \u003ci\u003eThe Odd Couple\u003c\/i\u003e, Matthau had won major Hollywood stardom. \u003cbr\u003eBased on dozens of interviews and extensive research, this book covers the breadth of his often-complicated personal life and multi-faceted career, including his unforgettable performances in such films as \u003ci\u003eThe Fortune Cookie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Guide for the Married Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePlaza Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharley Varrick\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Taking of Pelham One Two Three\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sunshine Boys\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bad News Bears\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCalifornia Suite\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGrumpy Old Men\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRob Edelman\u003c\/b\u003e and, authors of \u003ci\u003eMeet the Mertzes\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAngela Lansbury: A Life on Stage and Screen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe John Travolta Scrapbook\u003c\/i\u003e, are both lecturers in film history at the State University of New York-Albany. They live in Amsterdam, New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.2 x 6.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 04, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890640683296,"sku":"9780878332748","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/jNpU-2XvMK9780878332748.webp?v=1781950351","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/matthau-a-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}