"Movies Were Always Magical": Interviews with 19 Actors, Directors, and Producers from the Hollywood of the 1930s through the 1950s

by Leo Verswijver

Overview

This work is a compilation of interviews with 19 film actors, directors, and producers who were all part of the studio system that made Hollywood such a powerful and illustrious city in the era of the 1950s. Each of the celebrities interviewed for this work have made lasting contributions to the film industry, and some of them continue to do so. Pat Boone, Jeff Corey, Kathryn Grayson, Beverly Garland, Samuel Goldwyn, Jr., Jane Greer, Stanley Kramer, Janet Leigh, Joan Leslie, Sheree North, Janis Paige, Luise Rainer, Paula Raymond, John Saxon, Vincent Sherman, Robert Wise, Jane Withers, Jane Wyatt and Fred Zinnemann speak candidly about their work and experiences in Hollywood and share many of their memories. Each interview is followed by a complete filmography for each film that the actor, director, or producer was a part of, giving such information as the U.S. distributor, year of release, director, producer, screenwriter, editor, composer, running time, and cast for each film.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780786411290
Publisher:	McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
Publication date:	03/13/2003
Pages:	264
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.53(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Leo Verswijver is a teacher. He lives in Kapellen, Belgium.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Ronnie Pede     
Preface     

Pat Boone     
Jeff Corey     
Beverly Garland     
Samuel Goldwyn, Jr.     
Kathryn Grayson     
Jane Greer     
Stanley Kramer     
Janet Leigh     
Joan Leslie     
Sheree North     
Janis Paige     
Luise Rainer     
Paula Raymond     
John Saxon     
Vincent Sherman     
Robert Wise     
Jane Withers     
Jane Wyatt     
Fred Zinnemann     

Index     

Editorial Reviews

recommend[ed]...good addition...interesting...loads of rare photos...terrific”—Classic Images; “a true reference work”—Film & History; “truly wonderful collection of interviews...an impressive and commended addition”—Midwest Book Review.

From the Publisher

a true reference work

Film & History

recommend[ed]...good addition...interesting...loads of rare photos...terrific

Classic Images

"truly wonderful collection of interviews...an impressive and commended addition"

Midwest Book Review