Stephen Bogart Livres

For countless millions, Humphrey Bogart's screen performances and real-life persona merged to make him one of the world's most fabled figures - a legend of mythic proportions. Or, as his Sam Spade would have put it - the stuff that dreams are made of. But for his only son, Stephen, eight years old in 1957 when his father died of lung cancer, Humphrey Bogart's giant shadow was a burden he carried until he finally came to understand the private man behind his father's public face. And now, in this candid and insightful biography, Stephen Bogart explores and illuminates Humphrey Bogart's life, work, and relationships as they never have been before. Writing with the encouragement of his famous mother, Lauren Bacall, Stephen calls on his memories, and takes full advantage of the extraordinary access he has had to friends and colleagues of his father. The result is an intimate and personal profile of an enigmatic man whose tough image contrasted with very human ambitions and vulnerabilities. It is also a vastly entertaining book, filled with fascinating stories involving Frank Sinatra, Katharine Hepburn, "Swifty" Lazar, John Huston, Stephen Bogart's stepfather, Jason Robards, and many others.

Der New Yorker Privatdetektiv R.J. kann nicht glauben, dass es eine Fortsetzung des berühmten Films 'As Time Goes By' geben soll, da seine Eltern während der Dreharbeiten zueinander fanden. Er protestiert gegen die Filmpläne und wird plötzlich zum Mordverdächtigen.

Die alternde Diva Belle Fontaine wird auf eklige Weise umgebracht. Ihr in die Unscheinbarkeit geflüchteter und sich vom Glamour deutlich distanzierender Sohn, als mieser Detektiv tätig, rappelt sich auf, den Mörder zu suchen.