Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With ... | Laura Kay Palmer | Slim pickings     books:     Osgood and Anthony...   Osgood and Anthony Perkins: A Comprehensive History of Their Work in Theatre, Film and Other Media, With ... Laura Kay Palmer Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub, 1991 - 411 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews  for more information click here At first glance the two actors seem worlds apart: pere Osgood the last word in worldly sophistication and fils Anthony the ultimate in incorrigible boyishness. Yet beneath the surface run common currents-a penchant for choosing risky projects, recurring problems with typecasting, a gift for fleshing out underwritten roles. Even the famous twitch runs in the family. Illustrated with more than 100 photos, this comprehensive, chronological survey of the careers of Osgood and Anthony Perkins includes not only all of their film and Broadway performances but also virtually all road, summer stock, radio and television work. Even their formative years in college productions are covered, as are Anthony's brief stints as pop singer, director, screenwriter and songwriter. Extensive credits are cited for each work. Quotes and reminiscences are interwoven into the text, written in an essay format.  for more information click here Excellent Account of Perkins' career. Laura Kay Palmer's book was a treat and is a treat to any Anthony Perkins fan. She covers absolutely every bit of work Tony ever did and thankfully exposes what a gifted and brilliant actor/director/screenwriter/singer he was and always will be. It helps considerably that she knows whereof she speaks. Her reviews of his music and film and television work,(that which was available), are incisive, intelligent and unbiased, contrary to what one might expect from a fan of his work. When she likes a film that was poorly received by critics and public alike, she supports herself very well and backs up her competent criticism with elements of the work in question that failed to dawn on critics of that time. She also speaks out heartily against the "post-Psycho revisionism" that almost completely destroyed any respect he had as an actor up to this point. She also conjures up quite an impressive bibliography, which is worth reading by itself. Pick this up instead of Charles Winecoff's SPLIT IMAGE.  for more information click here Slim pickings This is basically a textbook, quite dry and academic, except for the author's occasional slips of mild witticism which occasionally make up an entire chapter (usually when she was unable to come up with any hard information). I found this admirable for its obvious effort, but ultimately unsatisfying as it offers little to no insight into either Perkins personally, and has a funny tone of proprietariness and prudishness. Also, why the high price? Not worth it. Stick with the biography. search for books osgood and anthony, annotated, bibliography, comprehensive, credits, theatre      toavi.com    web randomly chosen book: Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and ...