The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA, and the Hidden History of Hollywood
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- 出版社 Da Capo Press
- 出版时间 2001年4月
- ISBN 9780306810503
- 定价 207.60
内容简介
TherevieweroftheBostonGlobesaidpointblank:"Overtheyears,I'vereadhundredsofbooksonHollywoodandthemoviebusiness,andthisoneisrightatthetop."Astheelusive,tyrannicalheadoftheMusicCorporationofAmerica(MCA)untilthe1990s,LewWassermanwasthemostpowerfulandfearedmaninshowbusinessformorethanhalfacentury.Hiscareerspannedtheentirehistoryofthemovies,fromthesilenteratothepresent,andhewasgurutoAlfredHitchcock,MarilynMonroe,MarlonBrando,andJimmyStewart,andtoanewgenerationoffilmmakersbeginningwithStevenSpielbergandGeorgeLucas.Formorethanfouryears,DennisMcDougalinterviewedover350peoplewhoknewthemanwiththegiantdarkhornrimmedglassescolleagues,relatives,rivalsanddrewontensofthousandsofpagesofdocumentstoproducethisextraordinaryandfirsteverportraitofalegendandhistimes,abookthattheNewYorkTimesBookReviewcalled"thoroughlyreportedandengrossing"andthattheDailyNewscalled,simply,"abombshell."
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