George Cukor : a double life : a biography of the gentleman director /

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One of the highest-paid studio contract directors of his time and dubbed the "women's director", George Cukor was five times nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director; and he was a homosexual - a rarity among the top echelon. This biography reveals how Cukor persevered within a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McGilligan, Patrick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2013
Subjects:
Cukor, George, > 1899-1983.
Cukor, George, > 1899-1983
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography.
Gay men > Biography.
Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma > États-Unis > Biographies.
Homosexuels masculins > Biographies.
PERFORMING ARTS > Film & Video > History & Criticism.
Gay men
Motion picture producers and directors
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:One of the highest-paid studio contract directors of his time and dubbed the "women's director", George Cukor was five times nominated for an Academy Award as Best Director; and he was a homosexual - a rarity among the top echelon. This biography reveals how Cukor persevered within a system fraught with bigotry while becoming one of Hollywood's consummate filmmakers
Physical Description:1 online resource (441 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references, filmography, and index.
ISBN:9780816684878
0816684871
1299915442
9781299915442
0816680388
9780816680382
9781452948843
1452948844

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