description: In the span of a career that began in the 1930s, Alec Guinness captivated audiences with each new role he played; almost immediately, he became known as the the man of a thousand masks. His performances ranged Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations , Fagin the pickpocket in Oliver Twist , the British colonel in Bridge on the River Kwai , which won him an Oscar. Such was his virtuosity that in Kind Hearts and Coronets , he played eight different characters both male and female. This photographic tribute richly documents the career of a master of disguise and the last of a heroic generation of actors. John Russell Taylor is the television, theater, film, and art critic of THE TIMES and a former professor of cinema at UCLA. He has written more than 50 books, including definitive studies of the Hollywood musical.
language: English
title: Alec Guinness: A Celebration
titlecomplete: Alec Guinness: A Celebration
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publisher: Random House Value Publishing