{"product_id":"roy-scheider-a-film-biography-9780786440597","title":"Roy Scheider: A Film Biography","description":"Over his 30-plus-year acting career, Roy Scheider has redefined America's idea of a leading man, thanks to his talent for playing an urban everyman that audiences relate to and root for, despite flaws and failures. He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films \u003ci\u003eKlute\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe French Connection\u003c\/i\u003e (his first Oscar nomination). Roy garnered more critical acclaim in \u003ci\u003eJaws\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMarathon Man, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as a second Oscar nomination for \u003ci\u003eAll That Jazz.\u003c\/i\u003e Scheider's life and career are chronicled in this work. Beginning with his childhood in New Jersey, it traces his development from a community theater actor to a world-renowned movie star, and covers his more recent work in the Golden Globe-winning \u003ci\u003eRKO 281\u003c\/i\u003e and the Shakespearean drama \u003ci\u003eKing of Texas.\u003c\/i\u003e Includes a complete filmography and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-2774832\"\u003eDiane C. Kachmar\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786440597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786440597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004020\"\u003eFilm | Guides \u0026amp; Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER004030\"\u003eFilm | History \u0026amp; Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-PER\"\u003ePerforming Arts\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-PER001000\"\u003eActing \u0026amp; Auditioning\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiane C. Kachmar, \u003c\/b\u003e university librarian for Florida Atlantic University, is also the author of \u003ci\u003eJames Garner: A Career Biography\u003c\/i\u003e (McFarland, 2007). She lives in West Palm Beach, Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland and Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44687097168109,"sku":"9780786440597","price":58.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_26279279-309b-4947-84b6-bd0e97974c29.jpg?v=1703655309","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/roy-scheider-a-film-biography-9780786440597","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}