Wild Bill Wellman : Hollywood rebel / William Wellman, Jr.

The extraordinary life—the first—of the legendary, undercelebrated Hollywood director known in his day as "Wild Bill" (and he was!) Wellman, whose eighty-two movies (six of them uncredited), many of them iconic; many of them sharp, cold, brutal; others poetic, moving; all of them a lesson in close-u...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wellman, William A., 1937- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, [2015]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Wellman, William A., > 1896-1975.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xi, 640 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: Wild Bill Wellman
  • The rebel
  • The recruit
  • The pilot
  • The war hero
  • The Hollywood ladder
  • The directors' board
  • Road to a classic
  • Battlefield wings
  • Consequences and achievements
  • Pranks and misdemeanors
  • I ain't so tough
  • The neon violin
  • Looking for trouble
  • Passions and prizes
  • The golden year
  • The road to Ox-bow
  • Picture patchwork
  • Battleground sends a message
  • Goodbye MGM, hello John Wayne
  • The final straw
  • The flame is flickering.