{"product_id":"9798216381860","title":"George Peppard A Life","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGeorge Peppard\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eA Life\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJerry Roberts\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography \/ Entertainment \u0026amp; Performing Arts\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA fascinating retrospective on the life and career of one of Hollywood's most enigmatic actors, George Peppard.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGeorge Peppard: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Jerry Roberts offers the definitive biography of one of Hollywood's most intriguing yet forgotten players, an A-list star known for his decades-spanning performances in essential films such as \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/i\u003e (1961), \u003ci\u003eHow the West Was Won\u003c\/i\u003e (1963), and \u003ci\u003eThe Carpetbaggers\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), as well as his career revival in the television show \u003ci\u003eThe A-Team\u003c\/i\u003e (1983-87). The actor was press-shy, tough to pin down. Roberts explores Peppard's history candidly, as someone known for his loyalty and work ethic, as a ladies' man and prodigious drinker, and as a loner who didn't fit anyone's idea of a Hollywood joiner or glad-hander, who kept his family out of the limelight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeppard was famously difficult to work with, distrusting producers, rewriting scripts, and offering unsolicited advice to directors. His leading ladies shared unfavorable opinions of him, and yet one of them married him-twice. In fact, Peppard married five times, and the alimony payments and other debts, plus increased drinking, sent him to rock-bottom in 1978, from where he believed dinner theatre might be his final chapter.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing exclusive interviews and filled with behind-the-scenes stories including contretemps on \u003ci\u003eBreakfast at Tiffany's\u003c\/i\u003e; when the director of \u003ci\u003eHow the West Was Won \u003c\/i\u003ewas nearly fired and the final train shoot-out abandoned until Peppard threatened to walk off the picture; and a virtually unknown episode where actors were almost killed in a train accident and Peppard's stunt double lost a leg and an eye, cinephiles and fans are sure to be entertained and to learn something new about a classic, iconic Hollywood great.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJerry Roberts \u003c\/b\u003ewas a film critic for Copley Los Angeles Newspapers (\u003ci\u003eDaily Breeze\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSanta Monica Evening Outlook\u003c\/i\u003e) and a film columnist for the former San Diego-based Copley News Service and Cinemania.com. He was a film-industry writer for \u003ci\u003eDaily Variety\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDGA Magazine.\u003c\/i\u003e He is the author of 19 books, including \u003ci\u003eMitchum, The Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete History of American Film Criticism\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association. He and his wife Joanne live in Carson, CA.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216381860\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e272\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333862719628,"sku":"9798216381860","price":31.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_f35b6510-7c91-43bc-b538-c4ebd5d27e5d.jpg?v=1783617196","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216381860","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}