The conventional opinion is that professional Canadian theatre began in 1953 with the founding of the Stratford Festival. But Susan McNicoll asks how this could be, when the majority of those taking the stage at Stratford were...
Actors
- Author:McNicoll, SusanSummary:
- Author:Keeney, PatriciaSummary:
One Man Dancing is based on the true story of a young Ugandan actor-dancer growing into artistic maturity during the murderous regime of dictator Idi Amin. It follows Charles from his youth in Uganda’s colonial villages, and...
- Author:Brenna, DwayneSummary:
Winner, Muslims for Peace and Justice Fiction Prize, 2017 Saskatchewan Book Awards.
New Albion follows the lives of the employees of the New Albion theatre in London, England, in 1850, through the journal entries of the stage...
- Author:Titone, NoraSummary:
Titone's first book is an eyeopening new look at the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. By asking why John Wilkes Booth did what he did, Titone explores fresh ground--and in so doing reveals a sibling rivalry of shocking...
- Author:Hayde, Michael J.Summary:
The complete story of "Dragnet" and the theatrical feature films of producer/director/actor Jack Webb.
- Author:Mulligan, Terry David, Schaefer, GlenSummary:
Veteran broadcaster Terry David Mulligan takes readers on a galloping romp down the roads he’s travelled, from busting bad guys as a Mountie to spinning records as a DJ to sampling fine wines around the world. He reminisces about...
- Author:Elliott, CJaneSummary:
Almost-thirty-year-old Alex Harrison is a well-known actor with good friends. Sure, he’s a bit emotional at times, but he’s also rich, gorgeous, successful—and, yeah, lonely. When his astrologer tells him to be on the lookout for his...
- Author:Shatner, WilliamSummary:
This program is read by William Shatner. Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age in this fascinating audiobook. "I have always...
- Author:Chassé, ÉricSummary:
Un acteur imbu de lui-même, un party qui dérape à cause d’un malentendu et une mauvaise décision aux conséquences fatales: la culpabilité et la justice épargnent-elles les célébrités de ce monde? Un fan fini prêt à tout pour voir son...
- Author:Moyer, DanielSummary:
On television he was just a cop doing his job. But Jack Webb, in his low-key tough-guy approach in portraying Los Angeles police sergeant, Joe Friday, became an American cult hero. Today, Dragnet continues to appear on cable and...
- Author:Gaines, CaseenSummary:
Between 1986 and 1991, nearly ten million people a week watched Pee-wee’s Playhouse, the critically acclaimed and widely successful children’s program broadcast on CBS. Now, on the 25th anniversary of the show, the complete...
- Author:Bailey, ConnieSummary:
John Garros, known to his fans as Spanish Joe for his dark good looks, makes his living as an actor in porn films. As a perfect body double for Hollywood superstar Jason Forrester, he acts in XXX-rated scenes that are inserted into...
- Author:Redekop, CoreySummary:
An outlandishly funny, unambiguously bloody novel about fame, love, religion, politics, and appetite
It is one thing to die, alone and confused, trapped with your pants down around your ankles in the filthiest...
- Author:Dumas, MargaretSummary:
Charley Fairfax—heiress, theatrical producer, newlywed—has every intention of living happily ever after with her tall, dark, and sarcastic husband Jack. The only mysteries she faces are which play to choose for next season and how to...
- Author:Clark, TerriSummary:
Aly King is about to fall for the fallen. My best friend Des and I totally freaked when we won the contest to meet the Dakota Danvers in Hollywood. But now we’re finding out he’s so not the angel everyone believes him to be. In fact,...
- Author:Holbrook, HalSummary:
This is Hal Holbrook's affecting memoir of growing up behind disguises, and his lifelong search for himself. Abandoned by his mother and father when he was two, Holbrook and his two sisters each commenced their separate journeys of...
- Author:Owens, ZahraSummary:
Jesse harbored a crush on his TV series costar, Kaye, for more than eight years, but when the show was canceled and he realized those years of playing gay hadn’t convinced Kaye to leave the straight and narrow, Jesse turned his back on...
- Author:Birkenhead, PeterSummary:
Birkenhead wields his cuts-to-the-bone prose in a memoir focusing largely on a father who is at once a magnetic personality and a violent, cruel force.
- Author:Stafford, NikkiSummary:
The castaways on Lost spent two seasons trying to find rescue, dealing with the traumas of their past, and being baffled by the presence of polar bears on their deserted island. In season 3, they are focused on a bigger problem...
- Author:Hawkins, Lori C.Summary:
Sparks fly when actor Alec Bannerman meets art historian Peter Leavesley at a London museum gala, but a series of clueless questions and vague answers leaves both men confused. Alec isn’t sure if Peter is gay, and Peter is wary of...