Hal Wallis : producer to the stars / Bernard F. Dick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dick, Bernard F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wallis, Hal B., 1899-1986.

Wallis, Hal B.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States--Biography.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Hal Wallis might not be as well known as David O. Selznick or Samuel Goldwyn, but the films he produced -- Casablanca, Jezebel, Now Voyager, The Life of Emile Zola, Becket, True Grit, and many other classics (as well as scores of Elvis movies) -- have certainly endured. As producer of numerous films, Wallis made an indelible mark on the course of America's film industry, but his contributions are often overlooked and no full-length study has yet assessed his incredible career.A former office boy and salesman, Wallis first engaged with the business of film as the manager of a Los Angeles movie

Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Child of the Tenements; 2 Becoming Hal B. Wallis; 3 At the Court of the Clown Prince; 4 The End of a Dubious Friendship; 5 Starting Over; 6 Morning Star; 7 Interstellar Spaces; 8 The Wallis Galaxy; 9 Two Jokers and a King; 10 Phoenix Rising; 11 Brief Encounters; 12 His Last Girl; 13 Requiem for a Gentleman; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8131-9538-1

0-8131-8776-1

0-8131-5951-2

OCLC:

607217650