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New PDF release: Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

By Mark A. Vieira

ISBN-10: 0520260481

ISBN-13: 9780520260481

Hollywood within the Nineteen Twenties sparkled with expertise, self assurance, and chance. input Irving Thalberg of Brooklyn, who survived early life ailment to run common images at twenty; co-found Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four; and make stars of Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow. referred to as Hollywood's "Boy Wonder," Thalberg created classics akin to Ben-Hur, Tarzan the Ape guy, Grand lodge, Freaks, Mutiny at the Bounty, and The stable Earth, yet died tragically at thirty-seven. His position within the pantheon must have been guaranteed, but his movies weren't reissued for thirty years, spurring critics to query his legend and lessen his achievements. during this definitive biography, illustrated with infrequent pictures, Mark A. Vieira units the list immediately, utilizing unpublished creation documents, monetary documents, and correspondence to substantiate the genius of Thalberg's tools. additionally, this is often the 1st Thalberg biography to make use of either his recorded conversations and the unpublished memoirs of his spouse, Norma Shearer. Irving Thalberg is a compelling narrative of energy and idealism, revealing for the 1st time the person at the back of the legend.

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