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Book Review By Augusto Wong Campos
Dustin Hoffman: Hollywood's Antihero by Jeff Lenburg

Only Dustin Hoffman's public life is what this biography is made of. The author haven't done any major research in the actor's private life before (and after) he hit the mainstream with 'The Graduate' in 1967. There's mostly trivia regarding his most important films, such as 'Midnight cowboy' (1969), 'Papillon' (1973), 'Lenny' (1974) and 'Kramer vs. Kramer' (1979). The book, published in 1984, ends with the movie released that year, 'Tootsie'.


Plot & Themes
job/profession:
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Story of entertainer? - Movie Drama Actor
Period of greatest activity? - 1950+

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Ethnicity - White
Nationality - American

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 1 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - California
Century: - 1980's-Present

Writing Style
Book makes you feel? - angry
Pictures/Illustrations? - A few 1-5 B&W
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 76%-100% of book
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