{"product_id":"carol-lynley-her-film-tv-career-in-thrillers-fantasy-suspense-paperback","title":"Carol Lynley: Her Film \u0026 TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy \u0026 Suspense (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN  9781629336336\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eNominated for the 2021 \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eRondo\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"term-highlighted\"\u003eAward\u003c\/span\u003e!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Tom Lisanti shows off his research skills in Carol Lynley: Her Film \u0026amp; TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense (BearManor Media), a 700-page extravaganza. He does an incredible job writing about Lynley's life and career in such detail that there simply isn't anything else you SHOULD know about her.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Classic Images    \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince she was a child, the beautiful Carol Lynley graced television and movie screens from 1956 until 2002. She successfully progressed from child model, to teenage idol, to ingénue in such hit films as \u003cem\u003eThe Light in the Forest, Blue Denim, Return to Peyton Place, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eUnder the Yum Yum Tree\u003c\/em\u003e. Then her cool beauty was put to perfect use as the bewildered blank-faced mother search- ing for a missing daughter who may or may not exist in the cult mystery thriller \u003cem\u003eBunny Lake Is Missing\u003c\/em\u003e. This propelled Lynley to adult leads where she excelled playing the lady in peril culmi- nating with her most famous role as terrified pop singer Nonnie in \u003cem\u003eThe Poseidon Adventure. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCarol Lynley: Her Film \u0026amp; TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and Suspense \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ehighlights Carol’s appearances in the titled genres. She has been terrorized on screen by everything from psychotic relatives to werewolves and the Blob, from murderous convicts to rampaging beasts and sinking upside down ocean liners. Most fans of these genres do not realize how prolific Carol was, going from theatrical features (\u003cem\u003eThe Shuttered Room, The Cat and the Canary, Blackout\u003c\/em\u003e), to made-for-TV movies (\u003cem\u003eThe Immortal, The Night Stalker, Death Stalk\u003c\/em\u003e), to television guest appear- ances (\u003cem\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Presents, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., The Invaders, Night Gallery, Fantasy Island, Tales of the Unexpected\u003c\/em\u003e) and back again for over thirty years. Peppered with comments from Carol Lynley specifically for this book and past published sources, it also features fascinat- ing behind-the-scenes tales from her co-workers including Arledge Armenaki, Stephan Chase, Matt Dotson, John Goff, Howard Kazanjian, Harry Langdon, Jr., Alan J. Levi, and Tina Sinatra. Tom Lisanti goes beyond The Poseidon Adventure to shine a light on Carol Lynley’s underrated work in the thriller\/fantasy\/suspense\/horror genres with this meticulously researched and well-illustrated tribute book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTom Lisanti is an award-winning author whose books include \u003cem\u003eTalking Sixties Drive-In Movies \u003c\/em\u003eand eight others about sixties Hollywood. He resides in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Tom Lisanti is another author I admire.\u003cbr\u003eHe has interviewed and written about many\u003cbr\u003e1960s actresses who truly deserve attention.\u003cbr\u003eI am less knowledgeable about ’60s movies\u003cbr\u003eand players, although I do watch these films,\u003cbr\u003eand it’s nice to have a scholar such as Lisanti\u003cbr\u003eto chronicle the decade. His new, massive\u003cbr\u003etome (700-plus pages!) is Carol Lynley: Her\u003cbr\u003eFilm \u0026amp; TV Career in Thrillers, Fantasy and\u003cbr\u003eSuspense (BearManor Media softcover $39).\u003cbr\u003eI have liked her ever since I saw—no kidding—\u003cbr\u003eHoliday for Lovers (1959), where she\u003cbr\u003eplayed the snappy daughter of—no kidding—\u003cbr\u003eClifton Webb and Jane Wyman. I laughed like\u003cbr\u003ean idiot over her line deliveries; as young as\u003cbr\u003eshe was, she really elevated that picture.\u003cbr\u003e“I’ve never been in a scandal,” Lynley\u003cbr\u003eonce said. “I’ve never been caught running\u003cbr\u003enaked down a highway. I’ve not tried to shoot\u003cbr\u003eanybody. Nobody’s ever tried to shoot me.\u003cbr\u003eMy child is legitimate... I’ve never been to\u003cbr\u003eBetty Ford... No porn... No drug addictions...\u003cbr\u003eI’ve outlived three of my doctors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"So if you’re going to write a juicy book, I’ve\u003cbr\u003egot a problem.” Since Lynley cooperated\u003cbr\u003ewith this book before her 2019 death—and\u003cbr\u003eis extensively quoted in it—she certainly\u003cbr\u003edidn’t have a problem with Lisanti and his\u003cbr\u003eapproach. While some would balk at a book\u003cbr\u003ewithout titillating stories, they need not\u003cbr\u003eworry here. Lisanti does an incredible job\u003cbr\u003ewriting about Lynley’s life and career in such\u003cbr\u003edetail that there simply isn’t anything else\u003cbr\u003eyou SHOULD know about her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The title might deter a few readers, since\u003cbr\u003eit sounds pretty specialized. But, as Lisanti\u003cbr\u003epoints out, “She has been terrorized on\u003cbr\u003escreen by everything from psychotic relatives\u003cbr\u003eto werewolves and the Blob, from\u003cbr\u003emurderous convicts to rampaging beasts and\u003cbr\u003esinking upside down ocean liners.” I never\u003cbr\u003erealized until this book that Lynley acted so\u003cbr\u003eextensively in thrillers, fantasy and suspense\u003cbr\u003efilms, but some of her best-known films are\u003cbr\u003ein those genres: Shock Treatment (1964),\u003cbr\u003eBunny Lake Is Missing (1965), The Shuttered\u003cbr\u003eRoom (1967), The Night Stalker (1972), The\u003cbr\u003ePoseidon Adventure (1972), etc. But, despite\u003cbr\u003ethe title, her other films are discussed, too:\u003cbr\u003eThe Light in the Forest (1958), Blue Denim\u003cbr\u003e(1959), Return to Peyton Place (1961), The\u003cbr\u003eLast Sunset (1961), Under the Yum Yum Tree\u003cbr\u003e(1963), The Pleasure Seekers (1964), Norwood\u003cbr\u003e(1970), etc., and her TV work. If you\u003cbr\u003eare a fan of Lynley’s, there is simply no reason\u003cbr\u003ewhy you shouldn’t get this—it is thorough,\u003cbr\u003einsightful, filled with her opinions on just\u003cbr\u003eabout everything pertaining to her career,\u003cbr\u003eand dozens upon dozens of terrific photos. In\u003cbr\u003eaddition to his interview with Lynley, Lisanti\u003cbr\u003etalked to quite a few of her co-workers and\u003cbr\u003eher brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Lisanti knows his stuff, his research is impeccable,\u003cbr\u003ehe has a genuine love of Lynley and\u003cbr\u003eher films, and you can tell he is having fun recounting her movies and TV performances.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The narrative is fawning at times, but that’s\u003cbr\u003efine. If he wasn’t a fan, he wouldn’t be writing\u003cbr\u003ethis book. The author is completely honest\u003cbr\u003eabout Lynley and her missteps; he certainly\u003cbr\u003edoesn’t paint her as a perfect creature.\u003cbr\u003eHe expresses his opinions in an intelligent,\u003cbr\u003esometimes humorous way, and the text is\u003cbr\u003eenjoyable.\"\u003cbr\u003e- Laura Wagner\/Classic Images\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52269466779944,"sku":"zci1787291710334","price":25.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/1331\/0760\/files\/carol-lynley-her-film-tv-career-in-thrillers-fantasy-suspense-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291715","url":"https:\/\/www.kavolentra.com\/products\/carol-lynley-her-film-tv-career-in-thrillers-fantasy-suspense-paperback","provider":"Kavolentra Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}