Robert Altman--visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend--comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with "M*A*S*H." He reinvented American filmmaking, and went on to produce such masterpieces as "McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville," "The Player, Short Cuts, " and "Gosford Park." In "Robert Altman," Mitchell Zuckoff has woven together Altman's final interviews; an incredible cast of voices including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, among scores of others; and contemporary reviews and news accounts into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life.
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Robert Altman--visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend--comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with "M*A*S*H." He reinvented American filmmaking, and went on to produce such masterpieces as "McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville," "The Player, Short Cuts, " and "Gosford Park." In "Robert Altman," Mitchell Zuckoff has woven together Altman's final interviews; an incredible cast of voices including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, among scores of others; and contemporary reviews and news accounts into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life.
Imprint | Random House USA Inc |
Country of origin | India |
Release date | December 2010 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | December 2010 |
Authors | Mitchell Zuckoff |
Dimensions | 202 x 134 x 32mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 576 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-307-38791-2 |
Barcode | 9780307387912 |
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LSN | 0-307-38791-7 |