Joseph L.Mankiewicz: Critical Essays and Guide to Resources with Annotated Bibliography and Filmography - Hardcover

Lower, Cheryl Bray; Palmer, R. Barton

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786409878 ISBN 13: 9780786409877

Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc, 2001

Synopsis

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, The Barefoot Contessa, and All About Eve - just three of the most well-known films of writer, director, and producer Joseph L. Mankiewicz. This work contains, first, critical essays about the man and his work, and then presents a guide to resources, an annotated bibliography, and a filmography. The essays on each of his films are categorized under Mankiewicz's Dark Cinema, The Mankiewicz Woman, Filmed Theatre, and Literary Adaptations. The annotated bibliography includes writings by and about Mankiewicz; the filmography includes full cast and credit information and other data. Information on Mankiewicz's awards, miscellaneous and unrealized projects, and film festivals honoring him is also provided.

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About the Author

Cheryl Bray Lower is a journalist and award-winning news photographer. She is the only scholar to have had complete access to the private papers of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

R. Barton Palmer is Calhoun Lemon Professor of Literature at Clemson University, where he teaches film, screenwriting and British literature.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786409878
• ISBN 13: 9780786409877
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 272