LEADER 02733nam 2200601 450 001 9910460403203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-8131-8776-1 010 $a0-8131-5951-2 035 $a(CKB)3710000000334040 035 $a(EBL)1915191 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001402092 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12618552 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001402092 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11356401 035 $a(PQKB)10590286 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1915191 035 $a(OCoLC)607217650 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse44070 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1915191 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11007363 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL691021 035 $a(OCoLC)900344165 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000334040 100 $a20150131h20042004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aHal Wallis $eproducer to the stars /$fBernard F. Dick 210 1$aLexington, Kentucky :$cThe University Press of Kentucky,$d2004. 210 4$dİ2004 215 $a1 online resource (336 p.) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-59739-1 311 $a0-8131-2317-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 273-277) and index. 327 $aCover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Child of the Tenements; 2 Becoming Hal B. Wallis; 3 At the Court of the Clown Prince; 4 The End of a Dubious Friendship; 5 Starting Over; 6 Morning Star; 7 Interstellar Spaces; 8 The Wallis Galaxy; 9 Two Jokers and a King; 10 Phoenix Rising; 11 Brief Encounters; 12 His Last Girl; 13 Requiem for a Gentleman; Notes; Bibliographical Essay; Index 330 $aHal Wallis might not be as well known as David O. Selznick or Samuel Goldwyn, but the films he produced -- Casablanca, Jezebel, Now Voyager, The Life of Emile Zola, Becket, True Grit, and many other classics (as well as scores of Elvis movies) -- have certainly endured. As producer of numerous films, Wallis made an indelible mark on the course of America's film industry, but his contributions are often overlooked and no full-length study has yet assessed his incredible career.A former office boy and salesman, Wallis first engaged with the business of film as the manager of a Los Angeles movie 606 $aMotion picture producers and directors$zUnited States$vBiography 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMotion picture producers and directors 676 $a791.4302/32/092 676 $aB 700 $aDick$b Bernard F.$0444202 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910460403203321 996 $aHal Wallis$92448074 997 $aUNINA