Burt Lancaster - by Kate Buford (Paperback)

About the Book

Burt Lancaster is the electrifying performer of "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, From Here to Eternity", and "Birdman of Alcatraz", among others. Buford brings to life his vivid on-screen presence and the off-screen life he kept intensely private. Photos.

Book Synopsis

Now in paperback, here is the critically acclaimed, best-selling biography of one of Hollywood's legendary stars. Burt Lancaster is known to audiences around the world as the electrifying performer of Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, From Here to Eternity, and Birdman of Alcatraz, among many others. Kate Buford brings to life his vivid, memorable on-screen presence as well as the off-screen life he kept intensely private. The first writer to win cooperation from Lancaster's widow and close friends, Buford has written the intimate story of one of the last great unexamined Hollywood lives, capturing both the golden boy and the husband, philanderer, and sometime bisexual. Buford's portrait is compelling, comprehensive, intelligent--and definitive.

About the Author

Kate Buford is a commentator for Public Radio International's "Marketplace" and has written for publications including the New York Times and Architectural Digest. She lives in Irvington-on-Hudson, New York.