AN ACTOR AND A RARE ONE: Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes

Earnshaw, Tony

ISBN 10: 0810838745 / ISBN 13: 9780810838741

Published by The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD, 2001

About this Item

First edition of this monograph on Peter Cushing's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes. 8.25'' x 5.25''. Original black cloth. In original dust jacket designed by Tammy S. Grimes. 146 pages. Though no provenance markings, this copy from the library of noted Sherlockian, BSI member since 1973, and retired US magistrate judge Andrew Peck. Line of offsetting to endpaper gutters, production error. Else clean and tight.

Seller Inventory # 54976

Bibliographic Details

• Title: AN ACTOR AND A RARE ONE: Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes
• Publisher: The Scarecrow Press, Lanham, MD
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0810838745
• ISBN 13: 9780810838741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Fine.
• Dust Jacket Condition: dj
• Seller catalogs:
  • Sherlockiana

About this title

Synopsis

Since the turn of the century, Sherlock Holmes has captured the imagination of readers, and, after his move to both television and movies, generations of viewers. While Holmes has been portrayed by many distinguished actors, few have done it with the class, humor, and aplomb that Peter Cushing brought to the role.

Written by noted British film journalist Tony Earnshaw, An Actor and a Rare One: Peter Cushing as Sherlock Holmes follows the career of Peter Cushing, one of England's finest actors, as he worked his way up from regional theater to the role of the world's most famous consulting detective. This book details Cushing's career as Holmes through anecdotes and reminiscences as told by his colleagues and Cushing himself. A fascinating, often humorous behind-the-scenes look at one of the century's great actors in one of the century's greatest roles.

About the Author

Tony Earnshaw is the programmer for Britain's National Museum of Photography, Film and Television and an organizer of the widely regarded Bradford Film Festival. An award-winning film journalist, he is film critic for both the Yorkshire Post and Yorkshire Television, and is a frequent guest on BBC Radio as a commentator on cinema and related issues. He has written for numerous magazines on both sides of the Atlantic.