Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
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Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director
Book Details
- Author
- Patrick McGilligan
- Publisher
- It Books
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Theater
- Condition
- Used
- ISBN-13
- 9780060731380
- ISBN-10
- 0060731389
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ISBN: 0060731389
Author: McGilligan, Patrick
Condition: Used
Award-winningfilm historian Patrick McGilligan follows hisacclaimed biographies of Alfred Hitchcock and Oscar Micheauxwith a revelatory look at the life of Nicholas Ray, the troubled director of Ina Lonely Place, We Cant GoHome Again, and Rebel Without a Cause. McGilligancharts the cerebral struggles, astonishing adventures, and artistic triumphsthat defined Rays life, including his Hollywood collaborations with HumphreyBogart, Robert Mitchum, James Cagney, and James Dean;his love affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, ZsaZsa Gabor, and Gloria Grahame; his partnerships withactivist Abbie Hoffman, pornography starlet MarilynChambers, photographer Wim Wenders;and more. Celebrating, contextualizing, and examining Rays life and work, McGilligandelivers a milestone of film history and offers a captivating look at one ofclassic cinemas most colorful figures.
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