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OverviewWilliam Wyler (1902-1981) was one of the most honored and successful directors from Hollywood's golden age. One of the film industry's most influential artists, he received three Academy Awards, twelve nominations for his direction and five nominations for his work as a producer. No film director in history has guided more actors to Academy Award nominations (thirty-one). During his fifty-year career, he directed some of Hollywood's most enduring films--among them Ben-Hur, The Best Years of Our Lives, Funny Girl, Jezebel, The Letter, The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, Roman Holiday, and Wuthering Heights.William Wyler: Interviews spans his career and includes three previously unpublished exchanges. Despite the accolades, Wyler has not received the kind of academic and critical appraisal lavished on contemporaries such as John Ford, Orson Welles, Frank Capra, George Stevens, and Billy Wilder. In his later interviews he seems good-natured about this neglect, but it clearly rankled. He dismisses detractors by explaining that he was always interested in trying out new forms, variety being more important to him than mining the same territory. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabriel MillerPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.313kg ISBN: 9781604732986ISBN 10: 1604732989 Pages: 253 Publication Date: 30 October 2009 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationGabriel Miller is professor of English at Rutgers University, Newark. He has published books on Daniels Fuchs, John Irving, and Clifford Odets. Also, he is the author of The Films of Martin Ritt: Fanfare for the Common Man and editor of Martin Ritt: Interviews and Fred Zinnemann: Interviews (all published by University Press of Mississippi). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |