Close-up on Sunset Boulevard Billy Wilder, Norma Desmond, and the Dark Hollywood Dream
, by Staggs, SamNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780312302542 | 0312302541
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 2/4/2003
Classic storytelling about one of Hollywood's darkest masterpieces,Close-up on Sunset Boulevardgoes behind the scenes to reveal everything about the making of this movie and the larger-than-life personalities of its creators and stars.Close-up on Sunset Boulevardfeatures unforgettable anecdotes about every player: from silent queen Gloria Swanson in her poignant comeback to the cheerful ingenue Nancy Olson (who had never heard of the great and glamorous Gloria), from henpecked, handsome---and hungover---William Holden to the raucous writing team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett.Close-up on Sunset Boulevardis a fascinating, unputdownable movie history.