Irving Thalberg boy wonder to producer prince - Vieira, Mark A., 1950- (Berkeley : University of California Press, 2010)
The merger. The boy wonder ; A funny little man ; Three shaky little stars -- The perfection of silence. A studio style ; Wicked stepchildren ; A business of personalities ; Top of the heap ; "More stars than there are in heaven" -- The talkies. The golden silents ; All-talking, all-singing, all profitable ; The production code -- "His brain is the camera." Visiting royalty ; New morals for old ; The right to be wrong ; Hollywood Icarus -- The Thalberg unit. The new setup ; Honor with credit ; "To hell with art!" -- The crown prince of Hollywood. "Napoleon Thalberg" ; A feverish energy ; A labor of love ; The gods are jealous -- The legacy. Unfinished projects ; Marie Antoinette -- Epilogue.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: Thalberg, Irving G., -- 1899-1936.; United States -- Biography; Motion picture producers and directors