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John Derek

Author : Michelangelo Capua

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 207 pages

File Size : 14,69 MB

Release : 2020-03-20

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1476638128

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Actor and director John Derek was born in Hollywood, where his striking good looks helped get him a contract with David O' Selznick. Derek's career took off after Humphrey Bogart made him his costar in the cultish noir Knock at Any Doors. Derek appeared in such Academy Award-nominated films as All the King's Men, Run for Cover, The Ten Commandments and Exodus, and worked with directors like Nicholas Ray, Cecil B. DeMille, Otto Preminger and others. He was a competent, dedicated performer even in his last, trivial roles. In the 1960s, his career in decline, he began directing his own films. Although critics panned the string of movies he made starring his three wives--Ursula Andress, Linda Evans and Bo Derek--some were box-office hits, like Tarzan, the Ape Man. This biography covers his extraordinary life and career, with extensive analysis of his films.



John Derek

Author : Michelangelo Capua

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 207 pages

File Size : 14,51 MB

Release : 2020-03-20

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1476675880

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Actor and director John Derek was born in Hollywood, where his striking good looks helped get him a contract with David O' Selznick. Derek's career took off after Humphrey Bogart made him his costar in the cultish noir Knock at Any Doors. Derek appeared in such Academy Award-nominated films as All the King's Men, Run for Cover, The Ten Commandments and Exodus, and worked with directors like Nicholas Ray, Cecil B. DeMille, Otto Preminger and others. He was a competent, dedicated performer even in his last, trivial roles. In the 1960s, his career in decline, he began directing his own films. Although critics panned the string of movies he made starring his three wives--Ursula Andress, Linda Evans and Bo Derek--some were box-office hits, like Tarzan, the Ape Man. This biography covers his extraordinary life and career, with extensive analysis of his films.



Weekly World News

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Page : 44 pages

File Size : 24,87 MB

Release : 1981-03-24

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ISBN :

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Rooted in the creative success of over 30 years of supermarket tabloid publishing, the Weekly World News has been the world's only reliable news source since 1979. The online hub www.weeklyworldnews.com is a leading entertainment news site.



Life of Evel

Author : Stuart Barker

Publisher : Macmillan

Page : 360 pages

File Size : 50,45 MB

Release : 2004

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ISBN : 9780312547356

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John Derek 112 Success Facts - Everything You Need to Know about John Derek

Author : Helen Anderson

Publisher : Emereo Publishing

Page : 150 pages

File Size : 39,57 MB

Release : 2014-06-13

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781488558849

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Celebrate The Power Of John Derek. This book is your ultimate resource for John Derek. Here you will find the most up-to-date 112 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about John Derek's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: The Big Valley - Main, Once Before I Die - Cast, Aldo Ray - Early life, Linda Evans - Personal life, Jock Mahoney - Later career and death, Scandal Sheet (1952 film) - Plot, Run for Cover (film) - Cast, 1957 in film - Notable films released in 1957, The Last Posse - Cast, Elsa Martinelli - Biography, Jody Lawrance - Biography, Mask of the Avenger, Knock on Any Door, Saturday's Hero - Cast, Bo Derek - Wounded veterans advocate, 1954 in film - Notable films released in 1954, A Double Life - Critical response, Sean Catherine Derek, John Smith (disambiguation) - Academics, Bo Derek - Acting, All the King's Men (1949 film) - Cast, The Ten Commandments (1956 film) - Cast, Playboy Videos - Video magazine series, Run for Cover (film) - Soundtrack, Thunderbirds (1952 film), 1966 in film - Notable films released in 1966, Lizabeth Scott - 1950s, John Derek, George Hamilton (actor) - Career, John Derek - Death, Once Before I Die - Summary, Chandran Rutnam - Biography, Rogues of Sherwood Forest - Cast, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director - 1990s, Sidney Altman - Career, Turner Classic Movies - TCM Remembers, Breakin', Mask of the Avenger - Cast, Once Before I Die - Production, Alan Hale, Sr. - Career, Fury at Showdown - Cast, John Bailey (Australian politician), Ursula Andress - Personal life, Valentino (1951 film) - Casting, and much more...



Screen World Presents the Encyclopedia of Hollywood Film Actors: From the silent era to 1965

Author : Barry Monush

Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation

Page : 844 pages

File Size : 41,50 MB

Release : 2003

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 9781557835512

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(Applause Books). For decades, Screen World has been the film professional's, as well as the film buff's, favorite and indispensable annual screen resource, full of all the necessary statistics and facts. Now Screen World editor Barry Monush has compiled another comprehensive work for every film lover's library. In the first of two volumes, this book chronicles the careers of every significant film actor, from the earliest silent screen stars Chaplin, Pickford, Fairbanks to the mid-1960s, when the old studio and star systems came crashing down. Each listing includes: a brief biography, photos from the famed Screen World archives, with many rare shots; vital statistics; a comprehensive filmography; and an informed, entertaining assessment of each actor's contributions good or bad! In addition to every major player, Monush includes the legions of unjustly neglected troupers of yesteryear. The result is a rarity: an invaluable reference tool that's as much fun to read as a scandal sheet. It pulsates with all the scandal, glamour, oddity and glory that was the lifeblood of its subjects. Contains over 1,000 photos!



Gunmen and Gangsters

Author : Michael Schlossheimer

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 364 pages

File Size : 47,63 MB

Release : 2001-11-14

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 9780786409891

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Gangsters such as Al Capone and Lucky Luciano were considered by many people to be the most exciting personalities of the 1920s and 1930s. The public was hungry for press coverage about these mysterious and dangerous men. Most reports about them were sketchy, as the reporters did not want to get on the bad side of the racket bosses. Hollywood's response to the public's fascination was to portray the lives of gangsters on the movie screen, using actors such as Humphrey Bogart, James Cagney, and Edward G. Robinson. Perhaps surprisingly, these men received not-so-favorable reviews from the Academy Award voters, and as their popularity grew with the public, censorship dictated other actors be brought in to play the roles. That's what this book is about--the personal and professional lives of William Bendix, Charles Bickford, Ward Bond, Broderick Crawford, Brian Donlevy, Paul Douglas, William Gargan, Barton MacLane, and Lloyd Nolan, second-string actors who replaced the big names and did a memorable job. A filmography is supplied for each actor.



Screen World Vol. 3 1952

Author : Blum, Daniel

Publisher : Biblo & Tannen Publishers

Page : 210 pages

File Size : 23,94 MB

Release : 1969

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ISBN : 9780819602589

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Women in Popular Culture [2 volumes]

Author : Laura L. Finley

Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Page : 778 pages

File Size : 31,25 MB

Release : 2023-03-24

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1440874131

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Including more than 300 alphabetically listed entries, this 2-volume set presents a timely and detailed overview of some of the most significant contributions women have made to American popular culture from the silent film era to the present day. The lives and accomplishments of women from various aspects of popular culture are examined, including women from film, television, music, fashion, and literature. In addition to profiles, the encyclopedia also includes chapters that provide a historical review of gender, domesticity, marriage, work, and inclusivity in popular culture as well as a chronology of key achievements. This reference work is an ideal introduction to the roles women have played, both in the spotlight and behind it, throughout the history of popular culture in America. From the stars of Hollywood's Golden Age to the chart toppers of the 2020s, author Laura L. Finley documents how attitudes towards these icons have evolved and how their influence has shifted throughout time. The entries and essays also address such timely topics as feminism, the #MeToo movement, and the gender pay gap.