New York: Grove Press, 2004. Revised Edition. Trade Paperback.
Revised edition. Minor general wear.
xv, 405 pp. Over the course of his long directing career, Woody Allen has portrayed contemporary American life with an unmistakable mixture of irony, neurotic obsession, and humor. Woody Allen on Woody Allen is a unique.....
Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Hard Cover.
Book club edition. Signed by Gene Autry on bookplate with inscription, "'Back in the Saddle Again' is the story of my life. I hope you enjoy reading it. Of course I did leave some parts out.....
New York: Abrams, 2011. Anderson, Mark. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
334 pp. Marilyn Monroe is our supreme icon of glamour, vulnerability, personal magnetism, and the American dream, and her legend continues to grow four decades after her death. MM—Personal is a......
New York: Ballantine Books, 1990. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Some ink underlining and ink marginalia, pages toned.
579 pp. Provides a definitive portrait of Schmuel Gelbfisz, a young Pole who faced staggering obstacles to come to New York, and his rise to fame and power as Samuel Goldwyn--one.....
New York: Random House, 1994. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
Second printing. Spine base soiled on reverse.
468 pp. Numerous photographs."An honest, revealing self-portrait by the critically acclaimed, fiercely independent actor discusses his early life, career, world travels, social activism, and profiles of friends, lovers, and professional colleagues."
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1982. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Small tear along top edge of front jacket panel, front jacket flap price-clipped. Top page ridge foxed.
viii, 109 pp. Includes black-and-white photographs. Introduction by William Shawn. Louise Brooks (1906-1985) is one of the most famous actresses of.....
Boalsburg, Pennsylvania: BearManor Media, 2005. Trade Paperback.
A fine copy.
vi, 307 pp. The balding and burly performer Edgar Kennedy excelled in exhibiting comic frustration in his countless film appearances. He convulsed cinemagoers with his frustrations over numerous indignities, culminating in a valiant but futile attempt to suppress his anger.....
Urbana and Chicago, Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 2003. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. A fine copy.
xxix, 544 pp. The Inquisition in Hollywood examines the suppression of radical political activity in the film industry from the days of the Great Depression through the tumultuous House Un-American Activities Commission.....
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New York: Farr, Straus and Giroux, 1971. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges bumped. Top page ridge foxed.
xxii, 357 pp. These pages contain the true details of Erich Von Stroheim's years of poverty in New York, following his flight from Vienna at age twenty-four; his first marriage.....
New York: Perennial, 2000. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Minor general wear.
viii, 229 pp. The autobiography of Dorothy Dandridge, Hollywood's first Black sex symbol and first Black best actress Oscar-nominee, examines her early life, slow rise to stardom, and swift decline. The book was completed shortly after her.....
New York: Diversion Books, 2016. Trade Paperback.
Surface tear on top edge of front cover.
352 pp. 1936 looked like it would be a great year for the movie industry. With the economy picking up after the Great Depression, Americans everywhere were sitting in the dark watching the stars―and few.....
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2017. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Remainder mark.
367 pp. New York Times best-selling author Scott Eyman tells the story of the remarkable friendship of two Hollywood legends who, though different in many ways, maintained a close friendship that endured all of life's.....
Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins Press, 2000. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Bottom edge of front cover.
656 pp. Through a career that spanned decades and included work on dozens of films -- among them such American masterpieces as The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach.....
Rochester, New York: RIT Press, 2013. First Edition. Trade Paperback.
First edition. Signed by author on half-title page with inscription, "To David, Enjoy the book--and... save my seat!." A fine copy.
xxiii, 232 pp. From My Seat on the Aisle chronicles more than 30 years of Jack Garners experience as.....
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1957. First Edition. Large Hardcover.
First edition. Jacket edges rubbed with some tears, top edge of jacket creased.
442 pp. CONTENTS: The Birth of the Movies: The Nickelodeon Age; The Development of Narrative; The Formative Years: The Star System; The Movie Family; Comedy; Serials; Westerns;.....
New York: Hyperion, 1992. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Minor general wear.
xiv, 402 pp. It is 50 years since "Casablanca" opened up in America. Little did Humphrey Bogart know when he uttered the final line - "This could be the beginning of a beautiful friendship" - that he.....
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2011. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. A fine copy.
xx, 354 pp. 35 black-and-white illustrations. Hailed as “irrepressibly spirited and entertaining” (Pico Iyer, Time) and “a fascinating cultural survey” (Paul Devlin, Daily Beast), this provocative first biography of Charlie Chan presents American history.....
New York: Boulevard Books, 1997. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Pages toned.
x, 177 pp. Recounts the author's experiences in the film and television industries and his relationships with John Wayne, John Ford, and others.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1997. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. Jacket edges bumped, front jacket flap price-clipped, bottom edge of rear jacket stained. Top edge stained.
439 pp. "John McCabe's participation in the writing of James Cagney's autobiography, the many years of friendship that followed, and an intense.....
New York: Grove Press, 1997. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. Spine and front cover creased.
ix, 756 pp. Howard Hawks is the first major biography of one of Hollywood's greatest directors, a filmmaker of incomparable versatility whose body of work includes the landmark gangster film Scarface, screwball comedies like.....
New York: Tower Books, Inc., 1931. Stapled Binding.
One gathering loose but included, front cover corner creased.
63 pp. Leila Hyams cover. Portraits of film starts with facsimiles of autographs and biographical sketches.
New York: Simon & Schuster Paperbacks, 2012. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback.
First printing. A fine copy.
324 pp. He believed the dog was immortal. So begins Susan Orlean’s sweeping, powerfully moving account of Rin Tin Tin’s journey from abandoned puppy to international movie-star dog who appeared in twenty-seven films throughout.....
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 3rd Printing. Hard Cover.
Third printing. Front jacket flap price-clipped. Top page ridge lightly foxed.
xi, 642 pp. Includes black & white photographs, genealogical tables on endpapers. A biography of America's foremost theatrical family depicts their careers from triumphs on the stage to their.....
New York: Crown, 2015. 2nd Printing. Hard Cover.
2nd printing. An exceptional copy.
304 pp. Joan and Melissa Rivers had one of the most celebrated mother-daughter relationships of all time. If you think Joan said some outrageous things to her audiences as a comedian, you won't believe what she said.....
Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 2019. First Edition. Hard Cover.
First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket.
296 pp. riches American narrative―in full and explores his many acclaimed films from the silent to the sound era. Creator of All Quiet on the Western Front, Of Mice and Men.....