Nicholas Ray: The Glorious Failure of an American Director – A Biography of Struggles, Triumphs, and Classic Cinema
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| Management number | 237141377 | Release Date | 2026/07/10 | List Price | $5.94 | Model Number | 237141377 | ||
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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. Read more
| ASIN | B004MMEIRS |
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| XRay | Not Enabled |
| ISBN13 | 978-0062092342 |
| Language | English |
| File size | 4.8 MB |
| Page Flip | Enabled |
| Publisher | Dey Street Books |
| Word Wise | Enabled |
| Print length | 565 pages |
| Accessibility | Learn more |
| Screen Reader | Supported |
| Publication date | July 12, 2011 |
| Enhanced typesetting | Enabled |
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