LEADER 00000cam a2200505 a 4500 001 32625202 003 OCoLC 005 20100205060739.0 008 950517s1995 nyuaf bq 001 0 eng 010 95022432 020 0399140123 (acid-free paper) 020 9780399140129 (acid-free paper) 035 (PFA-BOOKS)12059 035 GLADN84278702 040 DLC|cDLC|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dBAKER|dOCLCG|dIFA|dUAB|dCUY 043 n-us--- 050 00 PN1998.3.W95|bH47 1995 082 00 791.43/0233/092|220 082 14 B|220 090 PN1998.3.W92|bH47 1995 100 1 Herman, Jan,|d1942- 245 12 A talent for trouble :|bthe life of Hollywood's most acclaimed director, William Wyler /|cJan Herman. 260 New York :|bG.P. Putnam's Sons,|cc1995. 300 517 p., [16] p. of plates :|bill. ;|c24 cm. 504 Includes bibliographical references (p. [496]-498) and index. 504 Filmography: p. [468]-473. 506 Pacific Film Archive collection; non-circulating.|5CBPF. 520 William Wyler was Laurence Olivier's mentor, the love of Bette Davis's life, John Huston's best friend, Audrey Hepburn's discoverer and Barbra Streisand's father figure - and much more. His major motion pictures were touchstones for an entire generation. He made thirty-two of them (and as many silents), including Jezebel, Wuthering Heights, The Letter, The Little Foxes, Mrs. Miniver, The Best Years of Our Lives, Roman Holiday, The Heiress, Ben-Hur and Funny Girl. 520 8 Wyler's pictures won thirty-eight Academy Awards in all, twice as many as any other director's. Their 127 Oscar nominations - half of them in best picture, director and acting categories - are not remotely approached by the closest competition. Wyler also guided more actors to Academy Awards than anyone - thirteen of thirty-five nominations. And he himself won three Oscars of twelve nominations, in addition to Hollywood's most prestigious prizes, the Irving G. Thalberg Award, the D. W. Griffith Award and the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award. A Talent for Trouble was written with the cooperation of the Wyler family, who provided access to William Wyler's previously undiscovered private papers. The book is based also on the author's extensive research and interviews with more than a hundred of Wyler's stars, professional associates and friends. 530 Also issued online. 600 10 Wyler, William,|d1902-1981. 650 0 Motion picture producers and directors|zUnited States |vBiography. 650 0 Motion pictures|zUnited States|xHistory. 935 GLADN84278702 946 PFA PN1998.3.W92H47 1995. Record created 2010/02/05 by sw. 956 pfsw 957 OCLC xref loaded 20140914 964 PFA PN1998.3.W92H47 1995. |bCAT/A 994 C0|bCUY