In the Company of Legends

Kramer, Joan; Heeley, David

ISBN 10: 0825307422 / ISBN 13: 9780825307423

Edité par Beaufort Books, 2015

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Synopsis :

Dive into this behind-scenes-pass of the lives and careers of Hollywood legends!

Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire, Joan Kramer and David Heeley established themselves as insiders. Their reputation for revealing the undiscoverable, persuading the reluctant, and maintaining unique relationships long after the end credits rolled, has all been documented in In the Company of Legends.

Recognized as high-quality and definitive film portraits, Kramer and Heely revitalized the genre and developed it the foundation for future television. This is their exclusive insight into the famous and powerful; learn more about celebrities like Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Johnny Carson, Frank Sinatra, and many more!

These unique and intimate personal stories of the personalities and productions you know and love are amusing, moving, often revealing, and have never been told before.

À propos des auteurs:

Born in Chicago, IL, Joan Kramer was a ballet dancer and assistant choreographer before starting her career in film and television production. She was an assistant talent co-ordinator for The Dick Cavett Show, associate producer for a Candid Camera Special, and writer for Live From Lincoln Center. She then joined the staff of WNET where she began her long producing partnership with David Heeley. For public television and later for their own company, Top Hat Productions, they created profiles of some of the most famous and well-respected personalities in the entertainment industry, and maintained personal relationships with many of them, their families and friends. Their programs have received five Emmy awards, twenty Emmy nominations, and many other national and international honors. Joan Kramer lives in New York.

David Heeley was born in the north of England. After graduating from Oxford University in 1961, he joined the BBC in London, initially as an engineer, eventually becoming a staff director. In 1969 he moved to New York, where he worked first for public television's WNET, and later Top Hat Productions, which he owned with Joan Kramer. He has received many awards, including six Emmys, has been nominated for three Directors Guild of America awards, and has taught a course on directing at New York University's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. He was executive producer of the WNET/PBS series Nature from its premiere in 1982 until 1991, and has produced a number of acclaimed documentary profiles together with Joan Kramer.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : In the Company of Legends
Éditeur : Beaufort Books
Date d'édition : 2015
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket