{"product_id":"irving-thalberg-mark-a-vieira-9780520260481","title":"Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince","description":"Hollywood in the 1920s sparkled with talent, confidence, and opportunity. Enter Irving Thalberg of Brooklyn, who survived childhood illness to run Universal Pictures at twenty; co-found Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at twenty-four; and make stars of Lon Chaney, Norma Shearer, Greta Garbo, Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, and Jean Harlow. Known as Hollywood's \"Boy Wonder,\" Thalberg created classics such as \u003ci\u003eBen-Hur, Tarzan the Ape Man, Grand Hotel, Freaks, Mutiny on the Bounty, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Good Earth, \u003c\/i\u003e but died tragically at thirty-seven. His place in the pantheon should have been assured, yet his films were not reissued for thirty years, spurring critics to question his legend and diminish his achievements. In this definitive biography, illustrated with rare photographs, Mark A. Vieira sets the record straight, using unpublished production files, financial records, and correspondence to confirm the genius of Thalberg's methods. In addition, this is the first Thalberg biography to utilize both his recorded conversations and the unpublished memoirs of his wife, Norma Shearer. \u003ci\u003eIrving Thalberg\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling narrative of power and idealism, revealing for the first time the human being behind the legend.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark A. Vieira\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520260481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520260481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.42w x 1.44d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2009 pg. 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/15\/2010 pg. 19\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2010","brand":"Mark A. Vieira","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076061786367,"sku":"9780520260481","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d2d7ba6c-fa3d-4624-941b-1abf7742f848.jpg?v=1685462956","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/irving-thalberg-mark-a-vieira-9780520260481","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}