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1 online resource (xv, 514 pages, 48 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
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Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Fade-in; Preface; 1 Beginnings; 2 The Ascent; 3 The Artist; 4 Blind Husbands; 5 The Devil's Pass Key; 6 Foolish Wives; 7 Merry-Go-Round; 8 Greed; 9 The Merry Widow; 10 The Wedding March; 11 The Honeymoon; 12 Queen Kelly; 13 The Descent; 14 Walking down Broadway; 15 The Depths; 16 A Star in France; 17 America Again; 18 The Last Years; Filmography; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; Photos follow pages 142; Photos follow pages 238; Photos follow pages 334 |
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Erich von Stroheim (1885-1957) was one of the giants in American film history. Stubborn, arrogant, and colorful, he saw himself as a cinema artist, which led to conflicts with producers and studio executives who complained about the inflated budgets and extraordinary length of his films. Stroheim achieved great notoriety and success, but he was so uncompromising that he turned his triumph into failure. He was banned from ever directing again and spent his remaining years as an actor. Stroheim's life has been wreathed in myths, many of his own devising. Arthur Lennig scoured European and Americ |
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Filmography: pages 468-473 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-500) and index |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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English |
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Print version record |
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digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
| Subject |
Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957.
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Von Stroheim, Erich, 1885-1957 fast |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography
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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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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- History & Criticism.
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Motion picture producers and directors
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0813171253 |
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9780813171258 |
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1283327570 |
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9781283327572 |
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9786613327574 |
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6613327573 |
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0813137500 |
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9780813137506 |
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