Giant : Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary Americ...
Giant : Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary Americ...
Giant : Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary American film / Don Graham.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Call Numbers
G 2018/2875
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
323 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
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.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
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 be...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Giant : Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Edna Ferber, and the making of a legendary American film / Don Graham.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-312) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2018
Identifiers
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Call Numbers
G 2018/2875
Record Identifier
74VKVo8ZNxBO
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVo8ZNxBO
Other Identifiers
ISBN
9781250061904 (hardcover)
1250061903 (hardcover)
DDC
791.4372
MMS ID
991024169416002626
