Heroin, Acting, and Comedy in New York City

• Main Author: Spunt, Barry (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2017.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Motion pictures > United States.; Sociology, Urban.; Self.; Identity (Psychology).; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781137599728
• DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-59972-8
• Physical Description: VII, 191 p. online resource.

This book focuses on New York City-based actors and comedians who are self-acknowledged heroin users. Barry Spunt examines a number of hypotheses about the reasons why actors and comedians use heroin as well as the impact of heroin on performance, creativity, and career trajectory. A primary concern...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Mainstream Actors
• 3. Non-Mainstream Actors
• 4. Films (and Plays)
• 5. Comedians
• 6. Conclusion.