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The operator : David Geffen builds, buys, and sells the new Hollywood / Tom King.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.3.G42 K56 2000
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- King, Tom (Thomas R.)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geffen, David, 1943-.
- Geffen, David.
- Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.
- Motion picture producers and directors.
- United States.
- Executives--United States--Biography.
- Executives.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xii, 670 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2000]
- Summary:
- Complex, contentious, and blessed with the ability to find the next big talent, David Geffen has left his mark on American popular culture. This traditional biography is also a business success story that chronicles how the self-educated Brooklyn boy, son of a brassiere maker, rose to become one of the richest men in America. Photo insert.
- Contents:
- Chapter 1 Madam Mischa 3
- Chapter 2 Like Mother, Like Son 17
- Chapter 3 Run, Sammy, Run 37
- Chapter 4 Rock 'n' Roll 59
- Chapter 5 Tuna Fish Music 75
- Chapter 6 Magic in Laurel Canyon 97
- Chapter 7 Mogul in Training 115
- Chapter 8 Seeking Asylum 131
- Chapter 9 Heartbreak 151
- Chapter 10 Big Deal 167
- Chapter 11 Vacation in France 183
- Chapter 12 "I Got You Babe" 201
- Chapter 13 "The Times They Are A-Changin'" 221
- Chapter 14 Hammer and Nails 237
- Chapter 15 Getting "It" 249
- Chapter 16 The Picture Business 263
- Chapter 17 Health Scare 275
- Chapter 18 The Mistake 289
- Chapter 19 1980: Back to Work 301
- Chapter 20 Tragedy Outside the Dakota 313
- Chapter 21 Big Dreams 329
- Chapter 22 Now and Forever 343
- Chapter 23 The Elektra/Asylum Fiasco 357
- Chapter 24 "Musically Uncharacteristic" 371
- Chapter 25 The Renegotiation 385
- Chapter 26 Titanic 399
- Chapter 27 Batya 413
- Chapter 28 Time Warner Surprise 429
- Chapter 29 The Sale 443
- Chapter 30 Good Fortune 457
- Chapter 31 Calvin 473
- Chapter 32 Coming Out 485
- Chapter 33 Fifty 499
- Chapter 34 The New Studio 511
- Chapter 35 The Announcement 527
- Chapter 36 Lunch with Michael Ovitz 543
- Chapter 37 The Leather Chair 559
- Chapter 38 Analysis (Again) 571
- Chapter 39 Celebration Chairman 581.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [595]-643) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Gotham Book Mart Collection copy has dustjacket retained.
- ISBN:
- 0679457542 :
- OCLC:
- 43580271
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