Book Overview
Patrick McGilligan, the acclaimed biographer of George Cukor, Robert Altman, Jack Nicholson and Fritz Lang, has interviewed many of Hollywood's biggest stars and most important directors. In Film Crazy, McGilligan shares some of his finest interviews with film luminaries from his salad days as a young journalist working the Hollywood beat. He rides the presidential campaign bus with Ronald Reagen, visits Alfred Hitchcock during the making of the Master of Suspense's last film, Family Plot, meets George Stevens at the Brown Derby, and conducts the last interview with the director of Shane and Giant. Other interview subjects captured for prosperity include rough-and-ready pioneer directors William Wellman and Raoul Walsh, likable actor Joel McCrea, actress-and the only female director of her era-Ida Lupino, French legend Rene Clair, and lowly-contract-writer-turned-studio-mogul Dore Schary. Film Crazy is a must for film students, scholars, and professionals. AUTHORBIO: Patrick McGilligan is the editor of the Popular Backstory series. A resident of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, he is also the author of several biographies on noted filmmakers George Cukor, Robert Altman, and Fritz Lang, the last of which was named a Notable Book of The Year by the New York Times.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0312280386
ISBN13:9780312280383
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:St. Martin's Griffin
Length:288 Pages
Weight:1.15 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.0" x 7.9"
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
This is an enjoyable collection of interviews with legendary American movie directors, actors, and writers. It's filled with anecdotes, reminiscences, regrets, gossip, and enlightening glimpses into how movies get made. If all of this sounds dull to you, and if you don't care what people such as Dore Schary, Joel McCrae, Ida Lupino, Alfred Hitchcock, Ronald Reagan, William Wellman, and Robert Stevenson (you might not know the name, but you sure know his work) had to say, then by all means, skip this one and leave it to film lovers who will appreciate it.
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