Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History-Second Revised Edition

Jonathan Rigby. Reynolds & Hearn, $29.99 (256pp) ISBN 978-1-903111-11-6

In Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History, Jonathan Rigby (English Gothic) celebrates one of British cinema's greatest legends. George Lucas's foreword enthusiastically commemorates Lee as ""breathing life into every character he plays."" His starring roles in Dracula, The Mummy, The Face of Fu Manchu and The Wicker Man are all presented with previously unseen photographs, summaries and interesting facts. It also features a quick reference television and film chronology. 150 b&w illus. (Nov.)

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