Monster by John Gregory Dunne

Monster by John Gregory Dunne

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For anyone who thinks they might like to write for Hollywood, this is the book. Screenwriters are a curse to be borne, beating up on them is an industry bloodsport. After eight years and twenty-seven drafts, Dunne and his wife had their script turned into the fairy tale "Up Close and Personal" giving one screenwriter the last murderous laugh.

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Monster by John Gregory Dunne

In Hollywood, screenwriters are a curse to be borne, and beating up on them is an industry bloodsport. In this account of life on the Hollywood food chain, it's a screenwriter who gets the last murderous laugh. In 1998 novelist and journalist John Gregory Dunne and his wife, Joan Didion, were asked to write a screenplay about the dark and complicated life of the late TV anchorwomen Jessica Savitch. Eight years and twenty-seven drafts later the script wast turned into the fairy tale "Up Close and Personal", starring Robert Redford and Michelle Pfeiffer.
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ISBN 13 9780330392464
ISBN 10 0330392468
Title Monster
Author Dunne John Gregory
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pan Macmillan
Year published 2000-03-10
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.