Books Inc. Opera Plaza presents...
Glenn Lovell - Escape Artist: The Life and Films of John Sturges
- When
- Tue Nov 4, 2008
- Where
- Books Inc. in Opera Plaza
- Time
- 7:00 PM
- Tags
- Movies, Literary Arts, Author Appearances
Description
"Escape Artist"--based on Glenn Lovell's extensive interviews with John Sturges, his wife and children, and numerous stars including Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, and Jane Russell--is the first biography of the director of such acclaimed films as "The Magnificent Seven," "The Great Escape," and "Bad Day at Black Rock," Lovell examines Sturges's childhood in California during the Great Depression; his apprenticeship in the editing department of RKO Pictures, where he worked on such films as "Gunga Din "and "Of Human Bondage"; his service in the Army Air Corps in World War II; and his emergence as one of the first independent producer-directors in Hollywood. Chronicling the filmmaker's relationships with such luminaries as Spencer Tracy, James Garner, Yul Brynner, and Frank Sinatra, "Escape Artist "interweaves biography with critical analyses of Sturges's hits and misses.More Info
- Link
- http://www.booksinc.net
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- (415) 776.1111
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