| Title | : | Nicholas Ray |
|---|---|---|
| Author | : | Patrick Mcgilligan |
| Release | : | 2011-07-12 |
| Kind | : | ebook |
| Genre | : | Biographies & Memoirs, Books, Arts & Entertainment, Performing Arts, Film, Media Arts, History, World History, Art History, Theater, Nonfiction, Social Science, Society, Music, Art & Architecture, Arts & Entertainment, Reference |
| Size | : | 64023898 |
| Award-winningfilm historian Patrick McGilligan follows hisacclaimed biographies of Alfred Hitchcock and Oscar Micheauxwith a revelatory look at the life of Nicholas Ray, the troubled director of Ina Lonely Place, We Can’t GoHome Again, and Rebel Without a Cause. McGilligancharts the cerebral struggles, astonishing adventures, and artistic triumphsthat defined Ray’s life, including his Hollywood collaborations with HumphreyBogart, Robert Mitchum, James Cagney, and James Dean;his love affairs with Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, ZsaZsa Gabor, and Gloria Grahame; his partnerships withactivist Abbie Hoffman, pornography starlet MarilynChambers, photographer Wim Wenders;and more. Celebrating, contextualizing, and examining Ray’s life and work, McGilligandelivers a milestone of film history and offers a captivating look at one ofclassic cinema’s most colorful figures. |
