02155nam 2200409 450 991079684620332120230809231513.01-4766-2930-7(CKB)4100000004823428(MiAaPQ)EBC5408901(EXLCZ)99410000000482342820180620d2017 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAny resemblance to actual persons the real people behind 400+ fictional movie characters /Hal EricksonJefferson, North Carolina :McFarland & Company, Inc.,[2017]©20171 online resource (vii, 403 pages) illustrationsIncludes bibliography (pages 375-379) and index.1-4766-6605-9 "Most film buffs know that CITIZEN KANE was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in the films like DOUBLE INDEMNITY, COOL HAND LUKE, JAWS, RAIN MAN, A FEW GOOD MEN and ZERO DARK THIRTY were inspired by actual persons. This survey of a clef characters covers a selection of fictionalized personalities, beginning with the Silent Era. The landmark lawsuit surrounding RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS (1932) introduced disclaimers in film credits, assuring audiences that characters were not based on real people--even when they were. Entries cover screen incarnations of Wyatt Earp, Al Capone, Bing Crosby, Amelia Earhart, Buster Keaton, Howard Hughes, Janis Joplin and Richard Nixon, along with the inspirations behind perennial favorites like Charlie Chan and Indiana Jones."--back cover.Characters and characteristics in motion picturesFilm adaptationsDictionariesCharacters and characteristics in motion pictures.Film adaptations791.436 Erickson Hal1950-1493603MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910796846203321Any resemblance to actual persons3813187UNINA