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Focusing on Woody Allen's complex legacy, this biography by Patrick McGilligan offers a balanced exploration of his life, from his Brooklyn upbringing and early career in comedy to his rise as a renowned filmmaker. It highlights his artistic achievements, including the iconic "Annie Hall," while also confronting the controversies surrounding his personal life, including tumultuous relationships and allegations of abuse. Through meticulous research, McGilligan connects Allen's creative output to his unique personality, asserting his significant cultural impact despite recent controversies.

A deeply textured and compelling biography of comedy giant Mel Brooks, covering his rags-to-riches life and triumphant career in television, films, and theater ... Beyond boyhood, after transforming himself into Mel Brooks, the laughs that came easily inside the Kaminsky family proved more elusive. His lifelong crusade to transform himself into a brand name of popular humor is at the center of master biographer Patrick McGilligan's Funny Man. In this exhaustively researched and wonderfully novelistic look at Brooks' personal and professional life, McGilligan lays bare the strengths and drawbacks that shaped Brooks' psychology, his willpower, his persona, and his comedy

Award-winningfilm historian Patrick McGilligan follows hisacclaimed biographies of Alfred Hitchcock and Oscar Micheauxwith a revelatory look at the life of Nicholas Ray, the troubled director of Ina Lonely Place, We Can't GoHome Again, and Rebel Without a Cause.

Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all time. In a career that spanned six decades and produced more than 60 films – including The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds – Alfred Hitchcock set new standards for cinematic invention and storytelling. Acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan re-examines his life and extraordinary work, challenging perceptions of Hitchcock as the “macabre Englishman” and sexual obsessive, and reveals instead the ingenious craftsman, trickster, provocateur, and romantic. With insights into his relationships with Hollywood legends – such as Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly – as well as his 54-year marriage to Alma Reville and his inspirations in the thriller genre, the book is full of the same dark humor, cliffhanger suspense, and revelations that are synonymous with one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in cinema.

Focusing on the life and career of the iconic film director, this biography delves into Alfred Hitchcock's evolution as a master of suspense. It explores his innovative techniques, personal struggles, and the lasting impact of his work on cinema. Through detailed research and insights, the book paints a comprehensive portrait of Hitchcock, highlighting both the darkness and light that shaped his legendary status in film history.

On the centennial of his birth, the defining wunderkind of modern entertainment gets his due in a groundbreaking new biography of his early years-from his first forays in theater and radio to the inspiration and making of Citizen Kane. In the history of American popular culture, there is no more dramatic story-no swifter or loftier ascent to the pinnacle of success and no more tragic downfall-than that of Orson Welles. In this magisterial biography, Patrick McGilligan brings young Orson into focus as never before. He chronicles Welles's early life growing up in Wisconsin and Illinois as the son of an alcoholic industrialist and a radical suffragist and classical musician, and the magical early years of his career, including his marriage and affairs, his influential friendships, and his artistic collaborations. The tales of his youthful achievements were so colorful and improbable that Welles, with his air of mischief, was often thought to have made them up. Now after years of intensive research, McGilligan sorts out fact from fiction and reveals untold, fully documented anecdotes of Welles's first exploits and triumphs, from starring as a teenager on the Gate Theatre stage in Dublin and bullfighting in Sevilla, to his time in the New York theater and his fraught partnership with John Houseman in the Mercury Theatre, to his arrival in Hollywood and the making of Citizen Kane. Filled with intriguing new insights and startling revelations-including the surprising true origin and meaning of "Rosebud"--Young Orson is a fascinating look at the creative development and influences that shaped this legendary artistic genius

Fritz Lang, director of films such as Metropolis, M and The Big Heat, established his reputation in Germany during the silent era. When Hitler rose to power, Lang emigrated to the USA, where he injected his fatalistic Expressionism into the domestic world of Hollywood cinema. This biography presents him as a flawed human being, and includes suggestions that he murdered his first wife and engaged in sado-masochistic practices both on and off the set.

TEGO CZŁOWIEKA ROZPOZNAJE SIĘ PO JEDNEJ SYLABIE – BO JEST TYLKO JEDEN CLINT, PRAWDZIWY AMERYKAŃSKI SAMOTNY WILK. Eastwood to jeden z największych sukcesów Hollywood. Pierwotnie znany z grania w westernach – od tego czasu pokazał jednak szeroki repertuar aktorski i udowodnił, że jest nie tylko utalentowanym odtwórcą ról, ale również wybitnym reżyserem. Poza pracą Clint słynie z silnej osobowości, nigdy nie kryje się ze swoimi poglądami. Kiedy ukazała się ta biografia, krytycy chwalili ją za rzetelność zebranych materiałów, a jej bohater wpadł we wściekłość do tego stopnia, że pozwał autora o 10 milionów dolarów; skutkiem pozwu był zakaz rozpowszechniania książki w Stanach Zjednoczonych. Ostatecznie sprawa zakończyła się bez kary. Zaktualizowana książka Clint. Życie i legenda powstała na podstawie wyczerpujących rozmów z osobami bliskimi Eastwoodowi, dokumentów i materiałów o produkcji zarówno jego najsłynniejszych filmów, jak i mniej znanych dzieł. To pozycja obowiązkowa dla szerokiego grona jego wielbicieli oraz dla wszystkich interesujących się historią Hollywood.

Examines the life and career of comedy personality Mel Brooks.