Rage and Glory: The Volatile Life and Career of George C. Scott

George C. Scott (1927-1999) born in Wise Virginia created some of the 20th century’s most memorable performances on stage and screen a the cunning prosecutor in EAnatomy of a MurderE the manipulative gambler in EThe HustlerE the buffoonishly warmongering chief of staff in EDr. StrangeloveE and of course the brilliant and rebellious EPattonE. He also played Willy Loman Richard III Mussolini Scrooge Fagin and countless others. But his offstage life was as filled with drama and controversy as any of the lives he portrayed with such intensity.THTHHe refused the Oscar for EPattonE battled with TV networks to include realistic elements in his series EEast Side/West SideE invested (and lost) his own money on Broadway and in the scandalous film EThe Savage is LooseE married five times (twice to Colleen Dewhurst) and had a tempestuous affair with Ava Gardner traveled to Vietnam at the height of the war to write an article for EEsquireE magazine and weathered a damaging sexual harassment suit.THTHIn the first complete biography of this great star David Sheward documents Scott’s artistry as well as his roller-coaster career. Featuring interviews with numerous colleagues including Nathan Lane Karl Malden Piper Laurie and Eva Marie Saint as well as friends and family members ERage and GloryE pays tribute to one of our finest and fieriest actors.