Walter Slezak SIGNED Autobio Movie Stage Actor Hitchcock Ginger Photos HC/DJ

Description: What Time's The Next Swan? by Walter Slezak copyright 1962 1st Edition - hardcover book with dustjacket is in very good condition - There are no torn or missing pages nor writing - dustjacket in good condition with general wear ... Signed on 1st page "Walter Slezak" He was a versatile character performer who appeared in numerous Hollywood films most notably as the German U-boat captain in Alfred Hitchcock's "Lifeboat" (1944). He made his big screen debut in the Austrian film "Sodom and Gomorrah" (1922) and went on to work steadily in over 100 films. His many credits include "This Land is Mine" (1943"The Princess and the Pirate" (1948), "The Pirate" (1948), "The Inspector General" (1949), "People Will Talk" (1951), and "Come September" (1961). He also acted on the Broadway stage for many years and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, for his role in "Fanny" (1955). Mr. Walter Slezak's father was an opera singer in Vienna, and much of this humorous autobiography is devoted to recollections of his father and his career, of the various schools young Walter was sent to in Vienna, and of his first visit to America, when his father came to sing at the Met. Slezak was a young banker when he was spotted at a cafe by a film director and given a role which started him on his acting career. After struggles for more roles in films and on the stage in Germany, he was seen by the Schuberts in a play they were planning to produce in America, and offered the role in New York. So Slezak came here in 1930, went to Hollywood, tried to break into radio, had the usual trials and discouragements, which he cheerfully relates. In the low spots he was up by the belief that when things get really bad, a lucky break will turn up a belief, which, in Walter Slezak's case, has frequently been justified. A warm and anecdotal book, sometimes quite funny. Also listed: Fay Wray SIGNED, Hollywood Glamour, Joan Bennett SIGNED, Jack Wrangler, Barbara Payton, Marlene Dietrich SIGNED, Veronica Lake, Ginger Rogers SIGNED, Errol Flynn, Jayne Mansfield, Lana Turner SIGNED & other Hollywood Items! Thanks for looking and happy bidding! Combine postage offered on all items

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