Horror Man: Fascinating Life and Work of Boris Karloff - 1st. Edition 1972

by Peter Underwood

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Horror Man Boris Karloff - 1st Edition - Peter Underwood - 1972 - RARE This book is used/very good condition. Came from my collection. Purchased in 1973 from the Larry Edmunds Cinema Bookshop in Hollywood, Ca. 238 pages Boris Karloff was the most famous of all horror actors. His memorable portrayal of the Frankenstein monster added a new word to English dictionaries. This, the first and only biography, reveals that Karloff (whose real name was William Henry Pratt) was not born at Dulwich, London, as stated in all the reference books. People have been traced who remember young 'W H P', as he liked to call himself, when he played his first stage part, and in this fascinating story there are many delightful examples of the quiet, unassuming and lovable Billy Pratt before he received a legacy from his mother and tossed a sixpence to see whether he would emigrate to Canada or Australia. Canada won. In 1909 he sailed from Liverpool. The book tells of his hard, impoverished life in Canada before answering a chance advertisement (for 'an experienced character actor') in the name of Boris Karloff, Karloff being a distant family name, and of his eventual touring of western Canada and the northern States of America. In 1917 he found himself in Los Angeles - in a district with the magic name of Hollywood. This work, the result of over four years' research, includes a Discography of recordings made by Karloff, and a unique Appendix, giving a full, chronological record of one hundred and s

• Publisher: Leslie Frewin of London
• Year: 1972
• Condition: Very Good

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