Robert Wise: A Bio-Bibliography

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The first book-length study of the career of the director of such classic films as The Day the Earth Stood Still, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music, this volume combines thorough cast and crew credits, critical responses, awards and nominations, production notes, and comments from the director himself resulting in a unique overview of a remarkable career. In addition, a complete annotated bibliography of all books, articles, and interviews by or about Wise is included. An interesting feature is the examination of many of his unproduced projects. Wise's career began with RKO as an editor for such films as Citizen Kane (1941) and The Magnificent Ambersons (1942), when he then stepped in for director Gunther von Fritsch to complete Curse of the Cat People (1944). At 20th-Century Fox, Wise directed The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956), and Run Silent, Run Deep (1958). West Side Story (1961), which Wise codirected with choreographer Jerome Robbins, marked the beginning of the third phase of his career, a period marked by mammoth productions that met with overwhelming approval commercially and critically. West Side Story Audrey Rose (1977).

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.,."written with considerable style. This is far more than a bio-bibliography, and is equally an excellent general overview of a director whose films have been curiously unpredictable in terms both of quality and critical response."-Classic Images
...written with considerable style. This is far more than a bio-bibliography, and is equally an excellent general overview of a director whose films have been curiously unpredictable in terms both of quality and critical response.-Classic Images
..."written with considerable style. This is far more than a bio-bibliography, and is equally an excellent general overview of a director whose films have been curiously unpredictable in terms both of quality and critical response."-Classic Images

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FRANK THOMPSON is a writer and film historian. His books include Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), Alamo Movies (1994), and Henry King (1994). He has also written television scripts including Frank Capra: A Personal Remembrance (1992), film scripts such as The Last Stand (1994), and many articles for professional journals and magazines.