| Description |
viii, 465 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Note |
"The incredible life and times of Hollywood's most iconoclastic producer, the miracle worker who went from penniless refugee to show biz legend, and made possible The African Queen, On the waterfront, The bridge over the River Kwai, and Lawrence of Arabia." |
| Bibliography |
Filmography: pages 359-367. |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-442) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1; 1901-1939. Childhood ; Palestine ; San Francisco ; Berlin ; Vienna ; London ; Paris/Mexico -- Pt. 2: 1939-1954. Hollywood ; Tales of Manhattan ; North Crescent Drive ; The stranger ; The second Mrs. Spiegel and Horizon Pictures ; The Prowler and When I grow up ; The African Queen ; Melba ; On the waterfront -- Pt. 3: 1955-1985. The third Mrs. Spiegel and The strange one ; The bridge on the River Kwai ; Suddenly, last summer ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part I ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part II ; The Spiegel lifestyle ; The chase, The happening, The night of the generals, and The swimmer ; Nicholas and Alexandra ; The last tycoon ; Betrayal ; The final years. |
| Subject |
Spiegel, Sam.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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| ISBN |
068483619X |
| Standard No. |
9780684836195 53000 |
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