| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 307 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Screen classics |
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Screen classics (Lexington, Ky.)
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| Contents |
Prologue: the micturating Mogul -- A boy of two cities -- The theater of war -- The teachable moment -- Up at eight, off at nine -- The edge of chaos -- Built for television -- Kid's play -- Four for the seesaw -- Three miracles -- The king of Broadway -- The little play that could -- Train wrecks -- Foggy mountain breakthrough -- Golden boys -- Curtains -- Hippie sunset -- Little big mensch -- A state of great disorder -- Sly foxes -- The studio -- A sea of mud -- Back to basics |
| Summary |
Arthur Penn: American Director is the comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential filmmakers. Thematic chapters lucidly convey the story of Penn's life and career, as well as pertinent events in the history of American film, theater, and television. In the process of tracing the full spectrum of his career, Arthur Penn reveals the enormous scope of Penn's talent and his profound impact on the entertainment industry in an accessible, engaging account of the well-known director's life. Born in 1922 to a family of Philadelphia immigrants, the young Penn was bright bu |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Includes filmography and television credits for directing |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Penn, Arthur, 1922-2010.
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| SUBJECT |
Penn, Arthur, 1922-2010 fast |
| Subject |
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Direction & Production.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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Motion picture producers and directors
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
collective biographies.
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Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780813129815 |
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0813129818 |
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9780813139739 |
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0813139732 |
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9780813135502 |
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0813135508 |
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9786613017826 |
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6613017825 |
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