Matthau: A Life

by Rob Edelman and Audrey Kupferberg

Book Overview

Based on dozens of interviews and extensive research, this book covers the breadth of Walter Matthau's often-complicated personal life and multi-faceted career.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087833274X
• ISBN13: 9780878332748
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful book about an all time great star

Walter Matthau is one of my favorite movie stars. He was a great comic actor, and (as noted in this book) he also played drama as well as just about anyone. Plus, off-camera, he was such a memorable personality. This book is loaded with facts and insight about Matthau's life, and interviews with people who knew him. I particularly loved reading about his childhood on the Lower East Side, his time spent during World War II, how he broke into the entertainment industry, and his lifelong gambling problem. Great book!!!!

excellent book!!!!!!!

I've always been a fan of Walter Matthau, and was looking forward to reading this book. I found that it was loaded with information about him. I didn't know that he appeared in so many 1950s television shows, for example, and that he acted in so many dramas before playing Oscar Madison. I also enjoyed reading about his childhood, his military service in World War II, and his friendship with Jack Lemmon. A first-class read!!!