商品簡介
Armstrong (English, Dixie State College, St. George, Utah) traces the career of London-born, American-bred film and television director Andrew V. McLaglen (1920- ), in this first biography of McLaglen's life. The text includes a biographical section surveying the events and circumstances contributing to McLaglen's development as a filmmaker, particularly his relationships with figures such as John Wayne, John Ford, William A. Wellman, and McLaglen's actor father Victor McLaglen; his years in television; his experiences working in Hollywood during the final years of the studio system; and subsequent years directing independent, multinational productions. The bulk of the text consists of an extensively annotated, chronologically ordered filmography, examining every feature film McLaglen has directed. The appendices contain a concise filmography of the documentaries in which McLaglen has appeared, and a list of stage plays he's directed since retiring from filmmaking in 1989. The volume is illustrated throughout with b&w photographs. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Stephen B. Armstrong is an associate professor of English at Dixie State University in St. George, Utah. His articles and reviews have appeared in numerous publications, including Film Quarterly, Film Score Monthly, Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age.
