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An Actor's Education
HarperCollins
October 2011
On Sale: September 27, 2011
Featuring: John Lithgow
336 pages
ISBN: 0061734977
EAN: 9780061734977
Kindle: B005AJY7UU
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction Memoir
In this riveting and surprising personal history, John
Lithgow shares a backstage view of his own struggle, crisis,
and discovery, revealing the early life and career that took
place out of the public eye. Above all Lithgow’s
memoir is a tribute to his most important influence: his
father, Arthur Lithgow, who, as an actor, director,
producer, and great lover of Shakespeare, brought theater to
John’s boyhood. From bedtime stories to Arthur’s illustrious
productions, performance and storytelling were constant and
cherished parts of family life. Drama details with
poignancy and sharp recollection the moments that introduced
a budding young actor to the undeniable power of theater.
Before Lithgow gained fame with films like The
World According to Garp and television shows like
3rd Rock from the Sun, his
early years were full of scenes both hilarious and
bittersweet. His ruminations on the nature of theater, film
acting, and storytelling cut to the heart of why actors are
driven to perform, and why people are driven to watch them
do it. Lithgow chronicles the harrowing moments of
his past, reflecting with moving candor on friends made and
lost, mistakes large and small, and the powerful love of a
father who set him on the road to a life onstage.
Illuminating, funny, affecting, and thoroughly engrossing,
Drama raises the curtain on the making of one of our
most beloved actors.
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