{"product_id":"grant-williams-paperback","title":"GRANT WILLIAMS (paperback)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/@font-face\t{font-family:Arial;\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\tmso-font-charset:0;\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}@font-face\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\tpanose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;\tmso-font-charset:0;\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1107305727 0 0 415 0;}@font-face\t{font-family:Calibri;\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\tmso-font-charset:0;\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;} \/* Style Definitions *\/p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\tmargin:0in;\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\tfont-size:12.0pt;\tfont-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}p\t{mso-style-noshow:yes;\tmso-style-priority:99;\tmso-margin-top-alt:auto;\tmargin-right:0in;\tmso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;\tmargin-left:0in;\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\tfont-size:12.0pt;\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;}span.apple-converted-space\t{mso-style-name:apple-converted-space;\tmso-style-unhide:no;}.MsoChpDefault\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\tmso-default-props:yes;\tfont-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}@page WordSection1\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\tmso-paper-source:0;}div.WordSection1\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-style=\"color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;\"\u003eISBN  9781629332338\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003eNominated for the 2018 Richard Wall Memorial Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Helvetica; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: 10.5pt;\"\u003e, honoring books on film and broadcasting, from the Theatre Library Association\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eLife sometimes imitates art. An accomplished actor in film, theater, television, and Old Time Radio, Grant Williams, best-known for\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Incredible Shrinking Man\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1957), gradually shrank away from the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eHis film work reads like a Who’s Who of Hollywood’s Golden Years,with such famous filmmakers as director Jack Arnold, writer Richard Matheson, and producer Walt Disney. After gaining experience in theater and studying with Lee Strasberg, Grant graduated to live American television, and then to small roles in film, such as Written on the Wind (1956)\u003cspan style=\"color: #000000;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eand dozens of television series, such as\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGunsmoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1959),\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaiian Eye\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1960-1963),\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Outer Limits\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1965),\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonanza\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1960-1965), and\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePerry Mason\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(1964-1965), among many others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eA melancholy loner despite being surrounded by Hollywood hullabaloo, his gradual fade from films and fame left him as an enigma . . .until now. Through archival and personal documents, the author now divulges details never known by the public and dispels the myths about the man that were created by columnists of the 1950s and 1960s, such as Rual Askew, Emily Belser, Harrison Carroll, Mel Heimer, Hedda Hopper, and Bob Thomas.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eGrant Williams may be known today only as the Incredible Shrinking Man, but his legacy now finally enlarges again through this titanic tribute to a tallest of talents.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eIllustrated with 122 photos, many never before seen, including portraits, candid or personal photos, behind-the-scenes photos, publicity and production stills, and frame captures from films and television shows.Bibliography, a List of Film and Television Credits, and an Index.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003eAbout the author: Giancarlo Stampalia received his B.A. from Columbia University in New York, then studied screenwriting and playwriting at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, devoting several years to playwriting and directing. For his play,\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevil’s Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e, he received a nomination as Best Playwright from the L.A. Weekly Annual Theater Awards in Los Angeles. His other works include\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eStrehler dirige\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(\u003ci\u003eStrehler Conducts\u003c\/i\u003e). He lives in Trieste.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e“A wonderfully researched and comprehensive piece, enriched with tidbits of movieland history and analyzed with state-of-the-art psychological and artistic insight. Simply \u003ci\u003ecomme il faut\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-variant-caps: normal; orphans: auto; text-align: start; widows: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; word-spacing: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial; color: black;\"\u003e- C. Robert Rotter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43222496018494,"sku":"aef1787291674293","price":16.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/0075\/8846\/files\/grant-williams-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291679","url":"https:\/\/www.dovewella.com\/products\/grant-williams-paperback","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}