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Conversations With Classic Film Stars

Interviews from Hollywood's Golden Era

James BawdenSeries: Screen Classics
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Pages
440
Year
2016
Language
English
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky

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James Bawden: Seeing the way people behave when they're around you, is it still fun being Cary Grant?
Cary Grant: I don't like to disappoint people. Because he's a completely made-up character and I'm playing a part. It's a part I've been playing a long time, but no way am I really Cary Grant. A friend told me once, "I always wanted to be Cary Grant." And I said, "So did I." -- from the bookIn Conversations with Classic Film Stars, retired journalists James Bawden and Ron Miller present an astonishing collection of rare interviews with the greatest celebrities of Hollywood's golden age. Conducted over the course of more than fifty years, they recount intimate conversations with some of the most famous leading men and women of the era, including Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Joseph Cotten, Cary Grant, Gloria Swanson, Joan Fontaine, Loretta Young, Kirk Douglas, and many more.
Each interview takes readers behind the scenes with some of cinema's most iconic stars. The actors convey unforgettable stories, from Maureen O'Hara discussing Charles Laughton's request that she change her last name, to Bob Hope candidly commenting on the presidential honors bestowed upon him. Humorous, enlightening, and poignant, Conversations with Classic Film Stars is essential reading for anyone who loves classic movies.

Related Subjects

  • Rich & Famous
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Entertainment & Performing Arts
  • General
  • Film
  • Performing Arts

Extended Details

  • SeriesScreen Classics

    Reviews

    "Picking diligently through Conversations with Classic Film Stars, one catches a glimpse of a most human world indeed, as well as the qualities it took to stay afloat in it, let alone rise-some mixture of guts, talents, determination, outright lying, and the purest luck. For those who love classic movies, it's nirvana."
    Sheila Benson, member of the National Society of Film Critics
    "A dazzlingly entertaining new book. . . a treasure trove of info, scintillating gossip and outright, downright dishing."
    Liz Smith

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    James BawdenAuthor
    Ron MillerAuthor