Sam Spiegel by Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni
Sam Spiegel (1904-85), the Austrian-born Hollywood film producer, won Oscar after Oscar, particularly through his famous association with British director David Lean on "The Bridge over the River Kwai" and "Lawrence of Arabia". There was also "The African Queen" with Bogart and Hepburn, "On the Waterfront" with Brando and "The Last Tycoon" with De Niro. From the University of Vienna, Spiegel went to America selling Palestinian cotton. While there, he lectured on drama and was briefly hired by MGM to advise on foreign-language versions. He was fired and went to Universal. In 1929, they sent him to Berlin to work on German productions for them, before reappearing in America calling himself S.P. Eagle. This biography aims to do justice to the man who went to America selling cotton and ended up filming an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. In fact Spiegel's films won more Oscars than there were films.
Born in 1963, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is a daughter of Lady Antonia Fraser. She worked as a company assistant on the set of Spiegel's BETRAYAL, his last picture. Since 1988 she has worked as a magazine journalist for among others, Interview and Harper's Bazaar. This is her first book.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316848527 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316848522 |
| Title | Sam Spiegel |
| Author | Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2003-01-01 |
| Number of pages | 484 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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