{"product_id":"any-resemblance-to-actual-persons-hal-erickson-9781476666051","title":"Any Resemblance to Actual Persons: The Real People Behind 400+ Fictional Movie Characters","description":"\u003cp\u003e Most film buffs know that \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in films like \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity, Cool Hand Luke, Jaws, Rain Man, A Few Good Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e were inspired by actual persons. This survey of \u003ci\u003ea clef\u003c\/i\u003e characters covers a selection of fictionalized personalities, beginning with the Silent Era. The landmark lawsuit surrounding \u003ci\u003eRasputin and the Empress\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) introduced disclaimers in film credits, assuring audiences that characters were not based on real people--even when they were. Entries cover screen incarnations of Wyatt Earp, Al Capone, Bing Crosby, Amelia Earhart, Buster Keaton, Howard Hughes, Janis Joplin and Richard Nixon, along with the inspirations behind perennial favorites like Charlie Chan and Indiana Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hal Erickson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666051\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 1.30d","brand":"Hal Erickson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44123895922943,"sku":"9781476666051","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_53818a47-783e-4312-96d5-24068aba2163.jpg?v=1687433527","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/any-resemblance-to-actual-persons-hal-erickson-9781476666051","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}