Ray Milland by Gillian Kelly - 9781496859143

Ray MillandIdentity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to the Lost Weekend\nAuthor(s): Gillian Kelly\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi, United States\nImprint: University Press of Mississippi\nISBN-13: 9781496859143, 978-1496859143\nSynopsis\nRay Milland [tel] was the inaugural Welshman to win the Best Actor Academy Award, as well as a performer boasting a rich and varied oeuvre from the silent era in 1920s Britain to New Hollywood in the 1980s. Despite being one of the most prolific actors in cinema history who left behind a legacy of almost 180 film and television appearances across seven different decades, Milland remains a somewhat forgotten figure of cinematic history. Ray Milland: Identity, Stardom, and the Long Climb to \""The Lost Weekend\"" fills this void in scholarship by offering a detailed examination of Milland as one of Hollywoods most durable and fascinating performers of the studio era.\n\nThe volume begins by exploring Millands unique Welsh ident.