{"product_id":"rex-ingram-visionary-director-of-the-silent-screen-hardcover","title":"Rex Ingram: Visionary Director of the Silent Screen - 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\u003eRuth Barton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted for his charisma, talent, and striking good looks, director Rex Ingram (1893-1950) is ranked alongside D. W. Griffith, Marshall Neilan, and Erich von Stroheim as one of the greatest artists of the silent cinema. Ingram briefly studied sculpture at the Yale University School of Art after emigrating from Ireland to the United States in 1911; but he was soon seduced by the new medium of moving pictures and abandoned his studies for a series of jobs in the film industry. Over the next decade\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoted for his charisma, talent, and striking good looks, director Rex Ingram (1893-1950) is ranked alongside D. W. Griffith, Marshall Neilan, and Erich von Stroheim as one of the greatest artists of the silent cinema. After emigrating from Ireland to the United States in 1911, Ingram briefly studied sculpture at the Yale School of the Fine Arts, but he soon became fascinated by the new medium of moving pictures and abandoned his studies for a series of jobs in the nascent film industry. Over the next decade, he became one of the most popular directors in Hollywood, directing smash hits such as \u003ci\u003eThe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse\u003c\/i\u003e (1921), \u003ci\u003eThe Prisoner of Zenda\u003c\/i\u003e (1922), and \u003ci\u003eScaramouche\u003c\/i\u003e (1923). Enthralled by the artistic potential of motion pictures, Ingram excelled in bringing visions of adventure and fantasy to eager audiences, and his films made stars of actors like Rudolph Valentino, Ramón Novarro, and Alice Terry -- his second wife and leading lady. With his name a virtual guarantee of box office success, Ingram's career flourished in the 1920s despite the constraints of an increasingly regulated industry and the hostility of Louis B. Mayer, who regarded the director as a dangerous maverick. Determined to continue producing his lavish visual fantasies, Ingram persuaded MGM to fund his move from Hollywood to a small studio on the French Riviera. There, his circle of friends included glamorous American expatriates of the day -- notably, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Isadora Duncan -- as well as artist Henri Matisse and writer George Bernard Shaw. \u003ci\u003eRex Ingram\u003c\/i\u003e follows the virtuoso director beyond his career in film to examine his controversial personal life -- including his conversion to Islam, the rumors surrounding his ambiguous sexuality, and the circumstances of his untimely death. Ruth Barton's intriguing biography not only restores a visionary filmmaker to the spotlight but also provides an absorbing look at the daring and exhilarating days of early Hollywood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRuth Barton\u003c\/b\u003e is lecturer in film studies at Trinity College Dublin. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eHedy Lamarr\u003c\/i\u003e and has written several books on Irish cinema, including \u003ci\u003e Irish National Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eActing Irish in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 9.27 x 6.41 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52445947167027,"sku":"9780813147093","price":57.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/YU5yeG12cnd6R1l5dGloelBzMWduUT09.webp?v=1758974204","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/rex-ingram-visionary-director-of-the-silent-screen-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}