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Irving Thalberg: boy wonder to producer prince
Mark A. Vieira-
Frontmatter
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Preface (page xiii)
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PART ONE THE MERGER
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1 The Boy Wonder (page 3)
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2 A Funny Little Man (page 17)
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3 Three Shaky Little Stars (page 23)
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PART TWO THE PERFECTION OF SILENCE
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4 A Studio Style (page 35)
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5 Wicked Stepchildren (page 44)
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6 A Business of Personalities (page 52)
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7 Top of the Heap (page 59)
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8 "More Stars Than There Are in Heaven" (page 68)
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PART THREE THE TALKIES
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9 The Golden Silents (page 81)
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10 All-Talking, All-Singing, All Profitable (page 89)
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11 The Production Code (page 111)
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PART FOUR "HIS BRAIN IS THE CAMERA"
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12 Visiting Royalty (page 131)
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13 New Morals for Old (page 161)
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14 The Right to Be Wrong (page 185)
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15 Hollywood Icarus (page 199)
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PART FIVE THE THALBERG UNIT
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16 The New Setup (page 223)
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17 Honor with Credit (page 245)
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18 "To Hell with Art!" (page 266)
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PART SIX THE CROWN PRINCE OF HOLLYWOOD
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19 "Napoleon Thalberg" (page 295)
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20 A Feverish Energy (page 315)
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21 A Labor of Love (page 335)
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22 The Gods Are Jealous (page 354)
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23 Unfinished Projects (page 377)
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24 Marie Antoinette (page 383)
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Epilogue (page 395)
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Appendix: The M-G-M Films of Irving Thalberg (page 399)
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Notes (page 405)
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Select Bibliography (page 447)
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Acknowledgments (page 463)
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Index (page 467)
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Published: c2010
Publisher: University of California Press
- 9780520260481 (hardcover)
- 9780520945111 (ebook)