Bibliograph

Giant, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary American film, Don Graham

Type

Label

Giant, Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary American film, Don Graham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-312) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Giant

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

983560356

Responsibility statement

Don Graham

Sub title

Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary American film

Summary

"A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology. Drawing on archival sources, Graham's Giant is a comprehensive depiction of the film's production, showing readers how reality became fiction and fiction became cinema."--Dust jacket

Table Of Contents

Long story short -- Beefcake baron -- Tell mama all -- Plantation life -- Lone star -- West of the Pecos -- Plein air -- Duel in the sun -- Being and nothingness in L.A. -- Love and marriage -- Last days at the Villa Capri -- Fanfare -- Meta-marfasis

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