As I mentioned in my last post I had pre-ordered this one from Amazon and it arrived a little earlier today.
The book is Spencer Tracy: A Biography by James Curtis
As so much has been written about Spencer Tracy that is either careless, foolish, or downright malicious, there would be no valid reason to spend six years on a biography of him that merely culled the misinformation printed elsewhere. Finding the truth and nuance in a life as maligned as Tracy’s wasn’t easy, and it would have been impossible without the help of a great many people (xiii).
Curtis then requires 6 pages to thank those who’ve helped him out and it’s an impressive list!
So UPS dropped this on my door earlier today, I thought it’d be neat to do an “Unboxing” video of the new book:
If you can’t see the video click here to watch on YouTube.
Off to do some reading, thanks for watching!
Spencer Tracy: A Biography by James Curtis retails for $39.95 but you can currently pick up a copy on Amazon
Update: Raquelle of Out of the Past, who I mention in the above video, was kind enough to embed my video in her post I have a lot of reading to do, which spotlights several other new movie biographies.
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Cliff,
Aren’t you handsome! : ) What I wouldn’t give to have 5 minutes in that room to shop and grab whatever I can. Now that would be FUN! You’ve motivated me to get to reading. So many books, so little time. (I actually have that on a sweatshirt) I’ll be ordering the Spencer Tracy book, but most likely via Kindle since my eyes are tired.
Page
Thanks, Page! I don’t buy books in the online used book era the way I used to in the 90’s when I was a used book store junkie, but I’d still say probably 1 out of only every 3 or 4 will get read. Definitely have to prioritize, but after reading his W.C. Fields biography anything by James Curtis heads to the top of my list.