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Patrick McGilligan
On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a … biography of his early years–from his first forays in theater and radio…
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An exciting new collection of interviews with important screen artists.
The acclaimed biographer of Robert Altman, George Cukor, Alfred Hitchcock, Clint Eastwood, Oscar Micheaux and other major film figures, Patrick…
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The acclaimed film biographer and author of Young Orson and Funny Man returns with the definitive look at the life and legacy of Woody Allen.
The writer, director, and frequent…
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Micheaux’s saga is unique among Hollywood backstories. The son of freed slaves, he grew up in the homesteading communities of South Dakota. He produced or directed twenty-two silent and fifteen…
Jack’s Life feels true… . Fascinating. -Entertainment Weekly
The visionary filmmaker Nicholas Ray spent his lifetime creating films that were dark, emotionally charged, and haunted by social misfits and bruised young people consumed by private anguish. This title…
This remarkable new biography–the first in a quarter-century–restores Hitchcock the man in all his three-dimensional glory. Here is the comprehensive film craftsman and the private man: dedicated romantic, constant trickster…
Examines the life and career of comedy personality Mel Brooks.
Originally published: New York: St. Martin’s Griffin Press, 1997.
Features several interviews, giving detailed and personal stories from veteran screenwriters of the seventies and eighties, focusing on their craft, their lives, and their profession. Looking at how movies get…
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Emphasizing the craft of writing and the process of collaboration, this title looks at how Hollywood is changing to meet the economic and creative challenges. It explores how the screenwriters…
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John Bright
This text provides a commentary of Hollywood and the motion picture industry, with portraits of Darryl F. Zanuck, Mae West, Errol Flynn, John Barrymore, B.P. Schulberg, Walter Wanger, John Howard…
Peter Ford
This biography documents the life and the occasionally scandalous private life of Glenn Ford, chronicling a renowned actor’s relentless infidelities and long, slow fade-out, while also celebrating his talent-driven career.
Patrick McGilligan,Paul Buhle
First published in 1997 by St. Martin’s Press –T.p. verso.
