Split Image: The Life of Anthony Perkins ebook

by Charles Winecoff

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In Split Image, Charles Winecoff explains how Psycho pigeon-holed Perkins into similar roles and stagnated his professional life. Anthony Perkins will always be remembered for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

In Split Image, Charles Winecoff explains how Psycho pigeon-holed Perkins into similar roles and stagnated his professional life. His private life was equally vexatious-his father died when he was 5 and his mother controlled his finances until she died. He was married for 19 years but remained an active homosexual, engaging in a lifestyle that ultimately led to his death from AIDS in 1992. The movie turned out to be both the blessing and the curse of his career. Uncomfortable as a star, Perkins never attained the heights of stardom that many felt he would.

Includes bibliographical references (p. -470) and index. From publisher description.

95, 482 pages) Charles Winecoff, a graduate of the UCLA film school, attempts to shed perspective on the real person rather than the public image the troubled actor contrived to satisfy both a homophobic society and a tyrannical entertainment industry.

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But Split Image is at its most powerful as a window into an especially .

But Split Image is at its most powerful as a window into an especially claustrophobic era for gay actors. He brings to life the seedy trysts in Times Square gay porno theaters (where Perkins sometimes passively watched other men have sex on the stairs), the arranged dates with starlets for Modern Screen, and the fear gay actors had that magazines like Confidential would expose them - the way it did with Tab Hunter, allegedly one of Perkins’ first lovers. Though Winecoff’s book is the first to expose the breadth of Perkins’ double life, he was scooped by the National Enquirer, which broke the story of Perkins’ battle with AIDS in 1990.

Anthony Perkins: Split Image insightfully and comprehensively documents the life of this great actor, who . Charles Winecoff is a clever biographer.

Charles Winecoff is a clever biographer. With his inside, creepy examination of Anthony Perkins, I was mesmerized by a dude I never thought I’d be able to stomach for more than a paragraph.

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The Life of Anthony Perkins By Charles Winecoff. There are obvious problems with a biography that fails to get beneath the surface of its subject while leaving you with the feeling that maybe you don't want to know any more after all. As the first major biography of Anthony Perkins since his AIDS-related death in 1992, Charles Winecoff's "Split Image" is a prose catalog of the actor's mostly forgettable film career, with too much information about the bad films and too little about the one good one.

Forced to act the part of a ladies' man whilst struggling with his own homosexuality, Perkins led a tragic double- life until his death from AIDS in 1992.

In 1960 Anthony Perkins portrayal of Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock s Psycho destroyed his burgeoning career as a romantic leading man. His performance became a landmark in motion picture history -- creating an image that paralleled an off-screen life equally as secretive & conflicted. His constant struggle with his homosexuality resulted in a desperate search for acceptance. His attempts to create a new image for himself as a conventional family man were cut short by his death from AIDS in 1992. This biography includes interviews with more than 300 of Perkins friends, co-stars, relatives, & lovers, & is filled with anecdotes about Orson Welles, Audrey Hepburn, Rock Hudson, etc. Photos.

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I grew up watching Anthony Perkins movies. I remember when he died and watching his last movie In the Deep Woods on television. This book is well researched, but it tends to focus on his private life. You'll see how hard he worked to keep the fact that he was gay hidden from Hollywood and his fans. If you like biographies about famous celebrities and gossip about their personal lives then this is a good read. If you are looking for information about his movies you should get the book More than a Psycho. This book is also available on amazon. There is a picture of the book below my review. Split image is a well researched book about Anthony Perkins private life. The author is a homosexual who refers to Anthony Perkins as his doppelganger. A doppelganger is a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person. The author does not look like Anthony Perkins. The only thing the author has in common with the writer is they are both gay. The writer never writes another book after this book. The author doesn't like his movies. So then, it appears to the reader that Winecoff is struggling to work out some issue with his own sexuality by writing the book.

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Anthony Perkins will always be remembered for playing Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. The movie turned out to be both the blessing and the curse of his career. Uncomfortable as a star, Perkins never attained the heights of stardom that many felt he would.

After Fear Strikes Out and Psycho, Perkins seemed to be on his way to stardom. The 28-year-old Perkins, however, didn't make another film in the United States for the next eight years. Although he enjoyed working in Europe, he was poorly managed and the result was a string of unmemorable movies.

The handsome Perkins, who was a homosexual, was shy, awkward, insecure, intense and uncomfortable around women. He was, however, also intelligent, witty and sensitive. Perkins didn't have his first sexual encounter with a woman until he was 39. Shortly afterwards, he surprised many people by marrying actress Berry Berenson, by whom he had two sons. Although married, Perkins continued his homosexual activities.

Author Charles Winecoff says Perkins spent his life "trying to defend his false image." During the 1950s and 1960s, Hollywood stars had to hide their homosexuality, or risk their careers. Perkins and Tab Hunter had a serious relationship.

Perkins' later years were marked by drug use and roles in small-budget and little seen horror films, including three sequels of Psycho. Much of the time, he was unlikable and difficult to be around.

On March 27, 1990, the National Enquirer revealed that Anthony Perkins had AIDS. He died Sept. 12, 1992, at age 50.

Through extensive interviews with Perkins' friends and associates, Winecoff helps readers to better know and understand the star and his struggles.

Prinna

My sister is a big fan of Anthony Perkins, so I purchased this book for her birthday. She loved it! She said, "It has great insight into his life that I had no idea about!"

Nakora

The book arrived a day earlier and in immaculate condition. It was so nice of the seller to write a little note to me as well. I love the book! I love Anthony Perkins! A wonderful addition to my book collection. Thank you so much Mike!

Zamo

Excellent biography with a balanced look at Perkins complicated life and relationships. Thoughtfully written, read it in two days!

Nilarius

Good read.

Thofyn

I loved him growing up, saw all his films and sure wasn't expecting what I read. He had a rather messed up life, but was a good actor.

I'm a big fan of Anthony Perkins so I had to get this book. The book arrived in very good condition and I couldn't be happier with my order. That aside I am have difficulties reading the book though because it's actually very hard to read about Anthony struggling to hold back who he is. I'm pushing through it though, but I believe any Anthony Perkins fan should read this wonderful book.