My Life with Cleopatra: The Making of a Hollywood Classic - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Walter Wanger, Joe Hyams, Kenneth Turan (Afterword by)Publish date:2013-06-04Pages:240
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780345804051ISBN-10:345804058UPC:9780345804051Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Film, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Rich & FamousBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.99 x 5.25 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCTPF51XSD
My Life with Cleopatra: The Making of a Hollywood Classic
Cleopatra faced countless problems during its filming and production: passionate casting disputes, broken contracts, a costly re-location from London to Rome, an emergency tracheotomy for its star, Elizabeth Taylor, scandal-ridden gossip surrounding relationships on set, and a budget of $2 million that ballooned to final costs of $44 million. Legendary producer Walter Wanger recalls the drama...
Language:EnglishPublisher:VintageISBN-13:9780345804051ISBN-10:345804058UPC:9780345804051Book Category:Performing Arts, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Film, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Rich & FamousBook Topic:History & CriticismSize:7.99 x 5.25 x 0.74 inchesWeight:0.571Product ID:SCTPF51XSD
Walter Wanger, the producer of Cleopatra, attended Dartmouth, served as a reconnaissance pilot with the Signal Corps of the US Army in Italy in WWI, was appointed attaché to the American Peace Mission headed by President Wilson and attended the Paris Peace Conference. In the early 1920s, Wanger worked at Paramount Studios where he acquired the novel The Sheik, which was made into a successful...
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