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Dwight Frye's Last Laugh details the dramatic rise and fall of the actor who won immortality as the giggling Renfield of Dracula and the sadistic hunchback of Frankenstein.

Authorized by Dwight's son Dwight David, the book includes detailed information of Frye's early stage work, his Broadway triumphs and his ghoulish typecasting in Hollywood—which ironically assured him a posthumous cult status among horror film disciples. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (10)

Beautiful biography of a beautiful man

This book was given to me in May as a gift by my fantastic husband, and I have been a fan since.It is truly a touching story; heartrending when you read what wonderful Dwight had to go through to follow his dream only to die young.Yet triumphant in that, through the years, he has posthumously procured many fans through his many film roles, and not just in the Horror genre.This is the best biography I have ever had the pleasure to read, and I may have to order a spare in case I wear the first one out!Happy reading!

Gentle soul
We fully expect to read about vice and seediness within the life of a Hollywood actor.After all, few live within the lifestyle of Hollywood and come out unscathed.However, Dwight Frye was just such a man.This is the story of a man who loved his family and the stage with equal passion.While others concerned themselves with pleasure and fame, he simply wanted to enjoy his craft and put food on the table.Reading his biography restored my faith in humankind just a little more, knowing that there are people who walked the Earth who truly enjoyed and appreciated the things that really mattered.The book is also filled with wonderful photographs of his theatrical accomplishments from long before his appearance in film, as well as some delightful family photos.The list of his stage credits is quite thorough and impressive.All in all, it was a wonderful, refreshing read.

A Brave and Wonderful Man
I have been a Dwight Frye fan for five years and I have had this wonderful book that long. It is worn and old but when November 7 roles around I usually pull Dwight Fryes Last Laugh out and start reading. He was an incredibly talented actor and I wish he would have been given a chance in Hollywood. I believe he would have made it big. Thanks to the authors Gregory William Mank, James T. Coughlin, and the late Dwight David Frye. Thank you Dwight I. Frye for all the inpiration!!

Dwight Frye's Last Laugh
Very interesting reading, I enjoyed this book so much, because I have always been interested in Dwight Frye as an actor , but didn't know where to turn for information on him....Lucky me, I found this great book on the internet....I have read it over and over and make many references to the book along with the movies it covers... This book is about a great character actor..Must Have...

A wonderful book.
I enjoyed this book a lot. It's very well written, and while reading it, I wished it'd go on forever. Frye was a remarkable actor, and deserved abetter fate. So sad his life and career was cut short. (Shouldn't someonefilm this story ?.) I highly recommend the book, not just to Horror fans. ... Read more

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Chapters: Steven Hawley, Wes Jackson, Luke French, Lawton Nuss, Terence Newman, Shane Schoeller, Dwight Frye, George Murdock, Bill Graves, Brent Venables. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 48. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Steven Alan Hawley (born December 12, 1951) is a former NASA astronaut who flew on five spaceflights. Born December 12, 1951, in Ottawa, Kansas, but considers Salina, Kansas, to be his hometown. Currently married to the former Eileen M. Keegan of Redondo Beach, California. He enjoys basketball, softball, golf, running, playing bridge, and umpiring. His parents, Dr. and Mrs. Bernard Hawley, reside in Surprise, Arizona. Previously, Hawley was married to fellow astronaut Sally Ride. One of Hawley's brothers, John, is a theoretical astrophysicist, at the University of Virginia. Graduated from Salina High School Central, Salina, Kansas, in 1969; received bachelor of arts degrees in physics and astronomy (graduating with highest distinction) from the University of Kansas in 1973, and a doctor of philosophy in astronomy and astrophysics from the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1977. Hawley attended the University of Kansas, majoring in physics and astronomy, graduating in 1973 with a BA in physics and a BA in astronomy. He spent three summers employed as a research assistant: 1972 at the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., and 1973 and 1974 at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in Green Bank, West Virginia. He attended graduate school at Lick Observatory, University of California, Santa Cruz, graduating with a doctorate in astronomy and astrophysics. His research involved spectrophotometry of gaseous nebulae and emission-line galaxies with particular emphasis on chemical abundance determinations for these objects. The results of his research have...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=499546 ... Read more