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Book

Gandolfini : Jim, Tony, and the life of a legend

Call Number

  • 921 G1961B (CEN)

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Publication Information

New York : Abrams Press, [2025]

Physical Description

343 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Summary

"More than a decade after his sudden passing, James Gandolfini still exerts a powerful pull on television and film enthusiasts around the world. His charismatic portrayal of complex, flawed, but always human men illuminated the contradictions in all of us, as well as our potential for grace, and the power of love and family. Bailey traces his rise from bit parts to character roles he enlivened with menace and vulnerability, to Tony Soprano, the breakout role that would make him a legend, and onto a post-Sopranos career in which he continued to challenge himself and his audience"--

Contents

  • Introduction: James
  • Fini
  • Bucky
  • Mitch
  • Steve
  • Virgil
  • Charley
  • Al
  • Tony
  • Boss
  • Patriarch
  • Star
  • Leroy
  • AWOL
  • Demons
  • Tom
  • Nick
  • Kevin
  • Goodbye, Tony
  • Host
  • Carol
  • Michael
  • Albert
  • Marv
  • Jim
  • Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index.

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