{"product_id":"albert-finney-gabriel-hershman-9781803993744","title":"Albert Finney","description":"‘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, Mail on Sunday\nHe 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.\nGabriel Hershman’s colourful and riveting account of Finney’s life and work, which draws 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.","brand":"The History Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51148147327264,"sku":"9781803993744","price":12.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/2812\/7264\/files\/9781803993744.jpg?v=1769171764","url":"https:\/\/bookcorner.com\/products\/albert-finney-gabriel-hershman-9781803993744","provider":"The Book Corner","version":"1.0","type":"link"}