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Thalberg: Life and Legend

More than sixty years after his death, Irving Thalberg remains a legendary Hollywood figure. In this definitive biography, his legend comes to life — from his beginnings as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood", to the creation with Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, to his tragic death at the age of thirty-seven.With his remarkable talent for developing stars and doctoring scripts, this architect of the American film created some of America's best-loved movies: Ben-Hur, Mutiny on the Bounty, A Night at the Opera, Grand Hotel, Romeo and Juliet, The Good Earth, Camille. His genius has made his name a legend in the land of legends.

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 400
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781893224186
  • Settings
  • Los Angeles, California
  • Genres
  • biography
  • Release date
  • 2001