Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger
by Mann, William J
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/None
- ISBN 10
- 0823084698
- ISBN 13
- 9780823084692
- Seller
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About This Item
New York: Billboard Books, 2006. 1st. Softcover. Very Good/None. 656 pages. Softcover with no dust jacket. Remainder mark on top edge, otherwise, clean, unmarked copy. Light edgewear to wrappers. Black and white pictures throughout. Mann, a novelist and author of books on film history, presents this biography of director John Schlesinger (1926-2003), based on interviews with the director and his family following his stroke in 2001, in addition to other primary source documents, articles, and reviews. He describes Schlesinger's childhood; his early days as a documentary director at the BBC; his films during the era of New Hollywood; and Midnight Cowboy, which won an Academy Award. His other films, such as Billy Liar, Darling, Cold Comfort Farm, and The Day of the Locust, are discussed, as well as his accurate depictions of homosexuality, and his personal and professional relationships. Record # 352688
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 352688
- Title
- Edge of Midnight: The Life of John Schlesinger
- Author
- Mann, William J
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- None
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0823084698
- ISBN 13
- 9780823084692
- Publisher
- Billboard Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
- Keywords
- Biography, Acting, , .
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- Biography;
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