Albert Finney

A Well-Seasoned Life

Gabriel Hershman

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The History Press Ltd
01 September 2023

Individual actors & performers; Films, movies & cinema; Biography: arts & entertainment

The definitive biography of Albert Finney, a Salford-born, homework-hating bookie's son who broke the social barriers of British film.

Albert Finney was a Salford-born, homework-hating bookie's son who broke the social barriers of British film. He did his share of roistering, and yet outlived his contemporaries and dodged typecasting to become a five-time Oscar nominee and one of our most durable international stars.

Bon vivant, perennial rebel, self-effacing character actor, charismatic charmer, mentor to a generation of working-class artists, a byword for professionalism, lover of horseflesh and female flesh Albert Finney is all these things and more. Gabriel Hershman's colourful and riveting account of Finney's life and work, drawing on interviews with many of his directors and co-stars, examines how one of Britain's greatest actors built a glittering career without sacrificing his integrity.

AUTHOR: Gabriel Hershman is an international writer with a passion for human interest stories. His books aim to preserve the memory of those gifted, sometimes underrated performers who enthralled cinema and theatregoers with their passion.

16 b/w illustrations

By: Gabriel Hershman
Imprint: The History Press Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
ISBN: 9781803993744
ISBN 10: 180399374X
Publication Date: 01 September 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

GABRIEL HERSHMAN is an international writer with a passion for human interest stories. His books aim to preserve the memory of those gifted, sometimes underrated performers who enthralled cinema and theatregoers with their passion.

Reviews for Albert Finney: A Well-Seasoned Life

Hershman has managed to gather a huge amount of information and distill it into a book that is not only respectful but full of insights into what makes this unstarriest of stars able to produce brilliant work without appearing to break a sweat. -- Kathryn Hughes A great read . . . It’s about time Finney’s career was placed in the biographical spotlight. -- Greg Jameson The book is strong . . . in its evaluation of Finney’s extraordinary career, and for an introduction to the work, it’s invaluable. -- Paul T. Davies