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OverviewBen Hecht called him ""White Fang,"" and director Charles Vidor took him to court for verbal abuse. The image of Harry Cohn as vulgarian is such a part of Hollywood lore that it is hard to believe there were other Harry Cohns: the only studio president who was also head of production; the ex-song plugger who scrutinised scripts and grilled writers at story conferences; a man who could see actresses as either ""broads"" or goddesses. Drawing on personal interviews as well as previously unstudied source material (conference notes, memos, and especially the teletypes between Harry and his brother, Jack), Bernard Dick offers a radically different portrait of the man who ran Columbia Pictures - and who ""had to be boss"" - from 1932 to 1958. AUTHOR: Bernard F. Dick is professor emeritus of communications and English at Fairleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck campus). He holds a doctorate in classics from Fordham University and is the author of numerous film books including Anatomy of Film, Hal Wallis, and That Was Entertainment. 28 b/w illustrations Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bernard F. DickPublisher: The University Press of Kentucky Imprint: The University Press of Kentucky ISBN: 9780813152097ISBN 10: 0813152097 Pages: 242 Publication Date: 19 October 2021 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsEver since Cohn died in 1958, writers have been trying to sort out Cohn-the-myth and Cohn-the-man but no one has yet done it in more fascinating detail than Bernard Dick. -- The Hollywood Reporter The broadest and most insightful look at Cohn and Columbia we are likely to have for some time. -- Film Quarterly Writers have been trying to sort out Cohn, the myth of Cohn, the man, but no one has yet done it in more fascinating detail than Bernard Dick. -- Now Playing Ever since Cohn died in 1958, writers have been trying to sort out Cohn-the-myth and Cohn-the-man but no one has yet done it in more fascinating detail that Bernard Dick. -- The Hollywood Reporter The broadest and most insightful look at Cohn and Columbia we are likely to have for some time. -- Film Quarterly Writers have been trying to sort out Cohn, the myth of Cohn, the man, but no one has yet done it in more fascinating detail than Bernard Dick. -- Now Playing Author InformationBernard F. Dick, professor of communications and English at Fairleigh Dickinson University, is the author of numerous books on film history, including Engulfed: the Death of Paramount Pictures and the Birth of Corporate Hollywood and Hal Wallis: Producer to the Stars. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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