Any resemblance to actual persons : the real people behind 400+ fictional movie characters / Hal Erickson.
2017
PN1995.9.C36 .E753 2017
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Any resemblance to actual persons : the real people behind 400+ fictional movie characters / Hal Erickson.
Author
Erickson, Hal, 1950- author.
ISBN
9781476666051
9781476629308 (e-book)
9781476629308 (e-book)
Published
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2017]
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (vii, 403 pages) : illustrations.
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PN1995.9.C36 .E753 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
791.436
Summary
"Most film buffs know that CITIZEN KANE was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in the films like DOUBLE INDEMNITY, COOL HAND LUKE, JAWS, RAIN MAN, A FEW GOOD MEN and ZERO DARK THIRTY were inspired by actual persons. This survey of a clef characters covers a selection of fictionalized personalities, beginning with the Silent Era. The landmark lawsuit surrounding RASPUTIN AND THE EMPRESS (1932) introduced disclaimers in film credits, assuring audiences that characters were not based on real people--even when they were. Entries cover screen incarnations of Wyatt Earp, Al Capone, Bing Crosby, Amelia Earhart, Buster Keaton, Howard Hughes, Janis Joplin and Richard Nixon, along with the inspirations behind perennial favorites like Charlie Chan and Indiana Jones."--back cover.
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Includes bibliography (pages 375-379) and index.
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