A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JAMES STEPHENSON (paperback) but I recall him laughing

but I recall him laughing all day as he signed for fans

and Hollywood—a real inside look at the process only few ever get to see

THE PHIL SILVERS SHOW  and more

and Lest We Forget: The John Ford Stock Company as well as numerous columns

- Jerry Beck

A LETTER OF INTRODUCTION: THE LIFE AND FILMS OF JAMES STEPHENSON (paperback) but I recall him laughingJames 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