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The Lost World of DeMille (Hardcover)
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The Lost World of DeMille (Hardcover)
Series: Hollywood Legends Series
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As only an accomplished author, consummate collector, and savvy
insider can, John Kobal tells the story of the man who invented
Hollywood, Cecil Blount DeMille. Kobal narrates the story of
DeMille's life and follows the director's career from his first
film, The Squaw Man, in 1914, through the seventy films he directed
culminating with The Ten Commandments in 1956 before his death in
1959. Even that first film received an enthusiastic response from
the public, and that popular enthusiasm would follow DeMille
throughout his career. DeMille got his start by observing a film
being shot-once standing for hours on a box looking through a
window, watching every move made by the director, players, and
cameraman. From that humble beginning, he soon mastered the craft
of directing and created one of show business's greatest careers.
Autocrat and artist, DeMille immersed himself totally in each
picture he directed and demanded complete fealty from his casts and
crews. DeMille was said to know more about what the American public
wanted than anyone else in Hollywood. He pushed the boundaries of
censorship, and Audiences responded by forming long lines at the
box office. From the American West to ancient Egypt, he created
such magical films as The Crusades and The Greatest Show on Earth
that brought vividly to life fantasies perfectly suited to
post-World War I and mid-century America. Kobal describes DeMille's
impact on Hollywood as a director and showman. He argues that this
master filmmaker stands for something largely lost in American
filmmaking, a sort of naive, generous, big-thinking
self-confidence-a belief that all things are possible. John Kobal
wrote over thirty books on film and photography. His final
manuscript, The Lost World of DeMille, was completed shortly before
his death in 1991. It is published at last by University Press of
Mississippi.
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