The Life and Times of Sydney Greenstreet

<p>At the age of 61 Sydney Greenstreet made one of the most memorable debuts in classic cinema as the mysterious Kaspar Gutman in <em>The Maltese Falcon</em> (1941). His performance earned him a Best Supporting Actor Nomination. Born in England Greenstreet had enjoyed a forty-year stage career which encompassed everything from Shakespeare to musical comedy and some of the most acclaimed plays of the 1930s. His film career lasted a mere eight years but included the timeless <em>Casablanca</em> (1942) and saw him teamed to great effect with the inimitable Peter Lorre. This is the first book dedicated to Greenstreet and includes over a hundred photographs many of which are previously unseen.</p>