Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Hollywood Director

by Harold N. Pomainville

Overview

This is a biography of Henry Hathaway, one of the unsung directors from the golden age of Hollywood. Hathaway was responsible for many near-classics of the era, including Lives of a Bengal Lancer, The House on 92^nd Street, Kiss of Death, Calling Northside 777, The Desert Fox, Niagara, and the original True Grit, which earned John Wayne’s his Best Actor Oscar in 1970.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781442269774
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	06/10/2016
Pages:	332
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Harold N. Pomainville has an M.A. in American History and an M.A. in Library Science.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Introduction xi

1 Beginnings, 1898-1920 1

2 A Long Apprenticeship, 1920-1932 17

3 A Company Director at Paramount, 1932-1940 39

4 A New Deal with Darryl Zanuck, 1940-1945 87

5 Semi-documentary and Film Noir, 1945-1951 119

6 Peaks and Valleys, 1951-1956 149

7 Life without Zanuck. 1956-1961 183

8 A Director for Hire, 1961-1969 207

9 A Swift Decline and a Legacy to Preserve 251

Index 281

About the Author 305

Editorial Reviews

Hathaway is the subject of this major biography which will be much appreciated by film scholars… This is a meticulously researched and thoroughly engrossing analysis of a director who routinely turned out timeless hits whilst somehow not enjoying the personal recognition he should have received.

Cinema Retro

Harold N. Pomainville has written an overdue and insightful look at the life and films of a director described as a "madman" (Jeremy Slate) and a "paranoiac" (Gregory Peck).... Pomainville's book paints a clear picture of a director who could be, as Earl Holliman said, "terribly tough" or "tender and caring".

Roundup Magazine