Young Man in Movieland by Jan Read
Young Man in Movieland is the autobiography of Jan Read, a young man from a quiet Scottish town, who seemed destined to follow in his father's footsteps. Instead of pursuing a career in chemistry, however, Read's passion for the cinema and a bit of luck led him in a completely different direction. Sponsored by the Commonwealth Fund, an organization dedicated to encouraging young Brits to explore the U.S. and its institutions, Read abandoned a promising academic career in 1946 and set sail on a rusting Liberty ship headed for New York. An introduction from the British movie magnate J. Arthur Rank led Read to work as an assistant to Louis de Rochemont, producer of the ground-breaking Boomerang . Moving to Hollywood, then in its golden age, Jan joined German director Fritz Lang, learning all he could about scripting and production techniques, and meeting many of the Hollywood greats along the way, including Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Darryl F. Zanuck, and Otto Preminger. Upon returning to England, he landed a job at Gainsborough Pictures, where he worked on a number of memorable films. In this fascinating memoir, Read provides a very personal look at the film industry, both in Hollywood and Britain, making Young Man in Movieland a delight for any movie-lover.-
Wife of the Life of the Party
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David Lynch
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Hollywood be Thy Name
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Huston, We Have a Problem
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Order in the Universe
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Company of Heroes
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Scorsese Up Close
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Leni Riefenstahl and Olympia
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Hugo Friedhofer
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Wolf Man's Maker
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Between the Bullets
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Peckinpah's Women
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Hugo Friedhofer: The Best Years of His Life
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Some Cutting Remarks
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With or Without a Song
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Budd Schulberg
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William Beaudine
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Showdown at High Noon
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The Divine Comic
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Henry Hathaway
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Body and Soul
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William Desmond Taylor
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Saved from Oblivion
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Paul Landres
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The Word Made Flesh
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Picture Perfect
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My Only Great Passion
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No Film in My Camera
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Before, In and After Hollywood
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An Actor and a Rare One
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Actors on Red Alert
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Stars of the Silents
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Making Music with Charlie Chaplin
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A Steady Digression to a Fixed Point
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The Creative Producer
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Stanley Donen
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Reinventing Reality-The Art and Life of Rouben Mamoulian
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Straight from the Horse's Mouth
Written in an easygoing style, the book contains a good smattering of anecdotes about Katharine Hepburn, Ava Gardner, Fritz Lang and other notables…makes for light but pleasant reading* Film Review *
Jan Read has written or co-written such motion pictures as The Blue Lamp and Jason and the Argonauts.
After spending many years in the motion picture and television industries, he has authored a great number of books on wine, travel, and gastronomy. He is a regular contributor to Decanter and other leading British, American, and Spanish wine magazines.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780810844490 |
| ISBN 10 | 0810844494 |
| Title | Young Man in Movieland |
| Author | Jan Read |
| Series | The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scarecrow Press |
| Year published | 2003-11-05 |
| Number of pages | 184 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |