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Frankel, Glenn, 1949-

High noon : the Hollywood blacklist and the making of an American classic / Glenn Frankel. - xvi, 379 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-359) and index.

The natural --
The elephant man --
The icon --
The boy wonder --
The committee --
The Viennese gentleman --
The falling star --
The committee returns --
The screenplay --
The informer --
Citizen Kane --
"Bombshells" --
The witness --
The exile --
The music men --
The process --
The movie --
Writer's block --
The return --
Epilogue

"The story behind the classic movie High Noon shares insights into the toxic political climate in which it was created, recounting how, during the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was interrogated and blacklisted by the House Committee on Un-American Activities. By the New York Times best-selling author of The Searchers."--

ISBN: 9781620409480 1620409488

Subjects--Personal Names:
Foreman, Carl, 1914-1984
Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961
Grace, Princess of Monaco, 1929-1982.
Grace, Princesa de Mónaco, 1929-1982

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
High noon (Motion picture)
High noon (Motion picture)
High noon (Motion picture)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Blacklisting of authors--United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers--United States.
Blacklisting of entertainers--United States.
Cine e historia
Guionistas
Productores y directores de películas
Actores y actrices de cine
Autores --Crítica e interpretación
Blacklisting of authors.
Blacklisting of entertainers.
Motion pictures--History.
Screenwriters.
Motion picture producers and directors.
Actors.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

LC Class. No.: PN 1997 / F829h 2017

Dewey Class. No.: 791.43/72