| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
xiii, 560 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes filmography and index. |
| Summary |
Mitchell Zuckoff--who was working with visionary director Robert Altman on his memoirs before he died--weaves the Hollywood legend's final interviews, an incredible cast of voices, and contemporary reviews and news accounts, into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life. |
| Contents |
Act I: 1925-1969. Kansas City -- Into the river -- 307th Bomb Group -- Making pictures -- The Calvin company -- The delinquents -- California -- Kathryn -- Cheese -- No milk -- Countdown -- Act II: 1970-1980. M*A*S*H -- After M*A*S*H -- Mccabe -- Fatherhood I -- Mirrors -- Split, California -- Nashville -- Diamond cutter -- Active verbs -- Scotty -- Popeye -- Act III: 1981-2006. The wilderness -- "I made this" -- The player -- Short cuts -- Heart in a cooler -- Mr. A and the women -- Home stretch -- Fatherhood II -- Boots on -- Not a tragedy. |
| Subject |
Altman, Robert, 1925-2006.
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Altman, Robert, 1925-2006. |
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Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography.
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Motion picture producers and directors. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9780307267689 alkaline paper |
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0307267687 alkaline paper |
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