| Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light Contributor(s): McGilligan, Patrick (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060988274 ISBN-13: 9780060988272 Publisher: It Books OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2004 Annotation: This remarkable new biography--the first in a quarter-century--restores Hitchcock the man in all his three-dimensional glory. Here is the comprehensive film craftsman and the private man: dedicated romantic, constant trickster, impotent voyeur, devoted husband, a man who sacrificed his life, again and again, for his work. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.71" H x 6.73" W x 8.31" (2.08 lbs) 896 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
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| Publisher Description: Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all time. In a career that spanned six decades and produced more than 60 films - including The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds - Alfred Hitchcock set new standards for cinematic invention and storytelling. Acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan re-examines his life and extraordinary work, challenging perceptions of Hitchcock as the "macabre Englishman" and sexual obsessive, and reveals instead the ingenious craftsman, trickster, provocateur, and romantic. With insights into his relationships with Hollywood legends - such as Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly - as well as his 54-year marriage to Alma Reville and his inspirations in the thriller genre, the book is full of the same dark humor, cliffhanger suspense, and revelations that are synonymous with one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in cinema. |
Contributor Bio(s): McGilligan, Patrick: - Patrick McGilligan is the author of Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light; Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast; and George Cukor: A Double Life; and books on the lives of directors Nicholas Ray, Robert Altman, and Oscar Micheaux, and actors James Cagney, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood. He also edited the acclaimed five-volume Backstory series of interviews with Hollywood screenwriters and (with Paul Buhle), the definitive Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist. He lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, not far from Kenosha, where Orson Welles was born. |