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Reviews"At a time when independent American films are more visible and important than ever before, this is an invaluable study. Emanuel Levy's writing is wise, passionate, and amazingly well-informed." --Roger Ebert on CINEMA OF OUTSIDERS "Levy makes a good case for placing [Cukor] in the top echelon of studio directors . . . Levy has constructed a well-rounded biography that smoothly melds Cukor's long career with his discreet private life." -- Library Journal on GEORGE CUKOR, MASTER OF ELEGANCE "Vincente Minnelli is the greatest director of motion picture musicals the screen has ever known" --Alan Jay Lerner, librettist of My Fair Lady, "At a time when independent American films are more visible and important than ever before, this is an invaluable study. Emanuel Levy's writing is wise, passionate, and amazingly well-informed." --Roger Ebert on CINEMA OF OUTSIDERS "Levy makes a good case for placing [Cukor] in the top echelon of studio directors . . . Levy has constructed a well-rounded biography that smoothly melds Cukor's long career with his discreet private life." -- Library Journal on GEORGE CUKOR, MASTER OF ELEGANCE "Vincente Minnelli is the greatest director of motion picture musicals the screen has ever known" --Alan Jay Lerner, librettist of My Fair Lady, "At a time when independent American films are more visible and important than ever before, this is an invaluable study. Emanuel Levy's writing is wise, passionate, and amazingly well-informed." --Roger Ebert on CINEMA OF OUTSIDERS "Levy makes a good case for placing [Cukor] in the top echelon of studio directors . . .Levy has constructed a well-rounded biography that smoothly melds Cukor's long career with his discreet private life." -- Library Journal on GEORGE CUKOR, MASTER OF ELEGANCE "Vincente Minnelli is the greatest director of motion picture musicals the screen has ever known" --Alan Jay Lerner, librettist of My Fair Lady, "At a time when independent American films are more visible and important than ever before, this is an invaluable study. Emanuel Levy's writing is wise, passionate, and amazingly well-informed." --Roger Ebert onCINEMA OF OUTSIDERS "Levy makes a good case for placing [Cukor] in the top echelon of studio directors . . . Levy has constructed a well-rounded biography that smoothly melds Cukor's long career with his discreet private life." --Library JournalonGEORGE CUKOR, MASTER OF ELEGANCE "Vincente Minnelli is the greatest director of motion picture musicals the screen has ever known" --Alan Jay Lerner, librettist ofMy Fair Lady
SynopsisThis is the biography of Vincente Minnelli, the famous Academy Award winning Hollywood director and accomplished stage director.
LC Classification NumberPN1998.3.M56L48 2009