Action!: A Novel

Cort, Robert

ISBN 10: 0812972163 / ISBN 13: 9780812972160

Published by Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004

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Synopsis:

A. J. Jastrow embarks on a turbulent, roller-coaster odyssey through the last fifty years of Hollywood history as he struggles to fulfill his father's legacy by building a movie empire, coping with ruthless executives, power-hungry directors, drug-addled actors, scheming agents, the FBI, and his duplicitous mother and son, in a debut novel populated by real-life Hollywood figures. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

About the Author: Robert W. Cort has produced fifty-two films, including Outrageous Fortune, Three Men and a Baby, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Mr. Holland’s Opus, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Runaway Bride, Jumanji, and Save the Last Dance. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, he worked for the Central Intelligence Agency and McKinsey & Company. He lives in Los Angeles, California, with his wife, Rosalie Swedlin, a manager of writers and directors. He can be reached via the Internet at www.robertcort.com.


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Bibliographic Details

Title: Action!: A Novel
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Publication Date: 2004
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good