On Cukor

Lambert, Gavin

ISBN 10: 0847822974 / ISBN 13: 9780847822973

Published by New York, NY : Rizzoli, 2000

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Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new and still in the publisher's protective shrink-wrap.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 208 pages; Description: 208 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm. Subjects: Cukor, George (1899-1983) --Interviews --Motion picture producers and directors --United States --Interviews. Summary: In this fascinating text, George Cukor recalled Hollywood as it evolved during his lifetime, the movies he wanted (but was never able) to make, and the movie (Gone with the Wind) from which he was fired. He sketched vivid portraits of personal friends and professional colleagues, such as Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, John Barrymore, Greta Garbo, Tallulah Bankhead, David Selznick, Vivien Leigh, Somerset Maugham, Judy Garland, Joan Crawford, Lana Turner, Marilyn Monroe, Cecil Beaton, and many others. And this great survivor signed off with memorable advice on how to remain sane despite the humiliating reversals that fifty years of Hollywod filmmaking inevitably entails. 3 Kg.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: On Cukor
• Publisher: New York, NY : Rizzoli
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0847822974
• ISBN 13: 9780847822973
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 3 kilograms
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

In a collection of witty and incisive interviews, the renowned film director speaks out on some of his great screen classics--including My Fair Lady, A Star Is Born, Philadelphia Story, and Lust for Life--and the stars with whom he worked, such as Judy Garland, Katherine Hepburn, Jimmy Stewart, Marilyn Monroe, and Kirk Douglas.

About the Author

Gavin Lambert was born in England and first came to Hollywood as a personal assistant to director Nicholas Ray. He has written seven novels including the currently reprinted "Hollywood Quartet" of The Slide Area, Inside Daisy Clover, The Goodbye People, and Running Time. His non-fiction works include Norma Shearer, Nazimova, and Mainly about Lindsay Anderson. Among his screenplays are The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone and Inside Daisy Clover and the Oscar-nominated Sons and Lovers and I Never Promised You a Rose Garden.

Robert Trachtenberg, a filmmaker and photographer, is the director of the American Masters film On Cukor. His photographs have appeared in such publications as the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Esquire, and Vanity Fair.