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Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director

McGilligan, Patrick

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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.

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DEY STREET BOOKS

Bisac Major Subject

Biography & Autobiography

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Entertainment & Performing Arts

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Paperback

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Length

8.9 Inches

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EAN

Width

6.0 Inches

Publication Date

1970-01-01

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1.1 Inches

ISBN 10

0060731389

Weight

1.3 Pounds

Book EAN

9780060731380

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Adults

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Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director