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Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers of the 1940s through 1960s

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Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers of the 1940s through 1960s

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Overview

Twenty-eight terrific interviews with some of the sharpest and most talkative stars and movie makers of the classic (and c-r-a-z-y!) SF and horror films of the past: Richard Matheson, Janet Leigh, Acquanetta, Hazel Court, Kim Hunter and others reminisce at length and with great good humor about their days on the sets of Psycho, Planet of the Apes, Superman; the Poe, Hammer and Lewton films, and exploitation greats like Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786428571
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	10/12/2006
Pages:	462
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.93(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to ﬁlm magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Acknowledgments      xiii

Acquanetta
Phyllis Coates
Hazel Court
Richard Devon
Gene Fowler, Jr.
Arthur Gardner/Arnold Laven/Paul Landres/Pat Fielder
Albert Glasser
Bernard Glasser
Herk Harvey
Gordon Hessler
Louis M. Heyward
John Howard
Kim Hunter
Robert Hutton
Nancy Kovack
Anna Lee
Janet Leigh
Richard Matheson
Gregg Palmer
Mala Powers
Robert Shayne
Yvette Vickers
Katherine Victor
Virgil W. Vogel
Robb White
Index

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Editorial Reviews

fabulous...Weaver has brought together so many interviews of key figures...I literally can’t name them all”—Cornerstone Magazine; “candid...a must”—ARBA; “Tom Weaver has enjoyed a lengthy career writing about the horror genre through his reference guides and countless magazine contributions. His interviews are thorough and informative but presented conversationally, as though he is simply visiting with an old friend. Weaver expertly guides the talk in a way that allows him to ask his questions in an informal manner, and likely he received a more detailed answer than if he had approached the subject as a journalist would”—horrortalk.com; “fascinating”—VOYA; “this one is informative...greatly nostalgic”—Library Journal.

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Tom Weaver has enjoyed a lengthy career writing about the horror genre through his reference guides and countless magazine contributions. His interviews are thorough and informative but presented conversationally, as though he is simply visiting with an old friend. Weaver expertly guides the talk in a way that allows him to ask his questions in an informal manner, and likely he received a more detailed answer than if he had approached the subject as a journalist would

horrortalk.com

candid...a must

ARBA

fabulous...Weaver has brought together so many interviews of key figures...I literally can't name them all

Cornerstone Magazine

This lively, ``sort-of'' sequel to Weaver's 1988 entry Interviews with B Science Fiction and Horror Movie Makers ( LJ 10/1/88) provides 28 more interviews, as well as profiles, of people who worked in 1940s-1950s exploitation movies. Weaver is sharp, knows his stuff, and seems an astute interviewer with a sense of humor about his subject (without it, how could he possibly ask an actress a question like ``How did you feel. . . playing a mute ape woman?''). If that question strikes you as superfluous, and you can't name three movies starring Yvette Vickers, or don't know who Herk Harvey is, this book is not for you. If it doesn't, you can, and you do, in answer to the above, then place your order because this one's informative and a lot of fun, although some of the latter is dented by the high price. The book is also greatly nostalgic, since this kind of shoestring moviemaking is, like the double feature, gone forever.-- David Bartholomew, NYPL

Library Journal

Of interest to scholars and fanatics, of course, but also to anyone who has watched a terrible science-fiction or horror movie and wondered how they could do it with a straight face. Richard Matheson, Janet Leigh, and Kim Hunter are among the 28 who speak candidly and often humorously about Psycho, Planet of the apes, Superman, Attack of the 50 foot woman, and other films. Well illustrated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Weaver has brought together so many interviews of key figures.... I literally can't name them all

Cornerstone Online

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