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About the Author

Stephen D. Youngkin is the coauthor of The Films of Peter Lorre and appeared as an expert biographer on A&E's Biography tribute to Peter Lorre. He lives in Arizona.

Reviews

"[The book] is one of the finest biographies of an actor ever written, on a par with Patricia Bosworth's Montgomery Clift and Charles Winecoff's Split Image: The Life of Andy Perkins." -- Herbert Shadrack, www.cinemaretro.com

"A good book on an important film figure [who] certainly deserves this exhaustive look at his life andcareer." -- Great Old Movies

"As the very first biography of Lorre, The Lost One does not disappoint.... A welcome revelation indeed." -- MovieMaker

"The colossal assemblage of research has been whipped into a compelling biographical narrative." -- Filmmonthly

"Winner of the 2005 Rondo Hatton Award" -- Winner of the Best Book of 2005 in the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards

"You couldn't ask for a better book about Lorre. It will become the single most important book about Lorre's life and career, without question." -- Washington Post Book World

"Youngkin gets behind the image to incise a definitive portrait, and Lorre becomes a likeness we can like in-depth." -- Choice

"Youngkin makes a strong case for Lorre as one of cinema's most underrated actors, exploring in detail his early stage work in Europe, his largely forgotten performances in radio and television, and of course his role as the child murderer in Fritz Lang's classic crime film M, which would forever define Lorre as a celluloid bogeyman." -- Florida Newspaper

"Youngkin peels back the layers of Lorre's life to reveal a fascinating, nuanced individual who struggled with intellectual issues in the midst of glamour and fame." -- Library Journal (starred review)

"Youngkin's life of Lorre is a monumental piece of research and sheds new light on a career that has too long been ignored and undervalued." -- San Diego Union-Tribune

"Youngkin's massively researched opus, drawing on over 300 interviews he conducted, lives up to the task of conveying Lorre's personal tragedy.... Readably written, spiced up with occasionally very amusing anecdotes, acerbic asides and insightful conclusions." -- Cineaste

"Finalist for the 2005 Theater Library Association Award." --