{"product_id":"lewis-milestone-life-and-films-hardcover","title":"Lewis Milestone: Life and Films - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHarlow Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive biography is the first to present Lewis Milestone's remarkable life-a classic rags-to-riches American narrative-in full and explores his many acclaimed films from the silent to the sound era. Creator of \u003ci\u003eAll Quiet on the Western Front\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c\/i\u003e, the original \u003ci\u003eOcean's Eleven\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMutiny on the Bounty\u003c\/i\u003e, Lewis Milestone (1895-1980) was one of the most significant, prolific, and influential directors of our time. A serious artist who believed in film's power not only to entertain, but also to convey messages of social importance, Milestone was known as a man of principle in an industry not always known for an abundance of virtue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Ukraine, Milestone came to America as a tough, resourceful Russian-speaking teenager and learned about film by editing footage from the front as a member of the Signal Corps of the US Army during World War I. During the course of his film career, which spanned more than 40 years, Milestone developed intense personal and professional relationships with such major Hollywood figures as Howard Hughes, Kirk Douglas, Marlene Dietrich, and Marlon Brando. Addressed are Milestone's successes-he garnered 28 Academy Award nominations-as well as his challenges. Using newly available archival material, this work also examines Milestone's experience during the Hollywood Blacklist period, when he was one of the first prominent Hollywood figures to fall under suspicion for his alleged Communist sympathies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHarlow Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of History and Screen and Media Studies Emeritus at Northeastern University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSergei Prokofiev: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Last Impresario: The Life, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTimes, and Legacy of Sol Hurok; Russians in Hollywood, Hollywood's Russians: Biography of an Image\u003c\/i\u003e; and editor and translator of \u003ci\u003eSelected Letters of Sergei Prokofiev\u003c\/i\u003e. His articles, essays, and reviews have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Boston Globe, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Los Angeles Times, Opera News, Musical America, Cineaste, \u003c\/i\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications. In 2010 he was named an Academy Film Scholar by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 10, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445945004339,"sku":"9780813178332","price":57.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/NlIvZ2lEcDBzZjdLUmNONHpPS3d3Zz09.webp?v=1758974195","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/lewis-milestone-life-and-films-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}