The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture

The Man and His Wings: William A. Wellman and the Making of the First Best Picture
ISBN-10
0275985415
ISBN-13
9780275985417
Category
Performing Arts / Film / General
Pages
184
Language
English
Published
2006
Publisher
Greenwood Publishing Group
Author
William A. Wellman

Description

Its director, who went on to direct the likes of John Wayne, James Cagney, and Gary Cooper, later earned an Oscar for writing one of Hollywood's most loved (and often remade) films, A Star is Born. In this first-ever biography, the director's son, William Wellman Jr., reveals the war hero, family man, occasional prankster, and underestimated visionary who changed Hollywood forever.".

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