The Jack Palance Story

This biography follows Jack Palance from his Ukrainian immigrant family in Pennsylvania's coal country and a boyhood of poverty to the football scholarship that offered escape. It covers his World War II service as a pilot, his discovery of acting, and his Broadway training. It then traces his early Hollywood films, his years working in Europe, his television work and comebacks, and his legacy as a maverick. A gripping read for classic film fans and anyone who loves a hard-won success story. 164 pages.