A Talent For Trouble: The Life Of Hollywood's Most Acclaimed Director, William Wyler - Couverture souple

Herman, Jan

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ISBN 10 : 030680798X ISBN 13 : 9780306807985

Editeur : Da Capo Press, 1997

Synopsis

A Talent for Trouble William Wyler's films include classics such as "Ben Hur" and "Funny Girl", and have earned 127 Academy Award nominations, winning him three best-director Oscars. Based on previously undiscovered papers and hundreds of interviews, this biography reveals both Wyler's professional and private life. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

The films of William Wyler (1902–1981) include some of the most memorable and honored motion pictures of all time; Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, The Best Years of Our Lives, The Heiress, Detective Story, Roman Holiday, Ben-Hur, Funny Girl, and more than two dozen others. His great ability to conceal his directorial presence in order to better serve his material, coupled with the variety of genres in which he excelled, have earned his films 127 Academy Award nominations, winning Wyler three best-director Oscars. Based on his previously undiscovered papers, and hundreds of interviews, this perceptive, spellbinding biography reveals both the director and the private man in startling close-ups as he lived his turbulent life at a bit more than twenty-four frames per second.

Biographie de l'auteur :

A resident of New York City, Jan Herman is an award-winning journalist and coauthor of Cut Up or Shut Up.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Da Capo Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 030680798X
• ISBN 13: 9780306807985
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 552