A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JAMES STEPHENSON (paperback) Comics legend Dan DiDio provides

Comics legend Dan DiDio provides context for the cover illustrations alongside a narrative discussion of the influence of the Street & Smith superhero universe on legendary creators such as Orson Welles

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A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JAMES STEPHENSON (paperback) Comics legend Dan DiDio providesJames Stephenson's performance in William Wyler's The Letter is held in high critical esteem, yet the actor himself remains remarkably unknown. His is an extraordinary story of dedication and tenacity in achieving Hollywood stardom, only for his career and new found success to be ended by an unexpected and tragic death. Drawing on the late actor's personal archive, and other primary source material, the book traces his early family background in