{"product_id":"jean-negulesco-michelangelo-capua-9781476666532","title":"Jean Negulesco: The Life and Films","description":"\u003cp\u003e Originally a successful painter from Romania, Jean Negulesco worked in Hollywood first as an art director, then as a second unit director. He was later hired as a director by various studios--mostly for ballet and musical shorts--before being assigned to a number of commercially successful films. During his 30-year career, he worked in several European countries yet it was in the U.S. he achieved his greatest success, with Warner Brothers and 20th Century Fox.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Dubbed \"The Prince of Melodrama\" by critics, he directed films of all genres, working with stars like Joan Crawford, John Garfield, Marilyn Monroe, Lauren Bacall, Bette Davis, Richard Burton, Alec Guinness, Fred Astaire and many others. Negulesco was nominated for Best Director by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1948 for \u003ci\u003eJohnny Belinda\u003c\/i\u003e--now considered a classic, along with his \u003ci\u003eThe Mask of Dimitrios\u003c\/i\u003e (1944), \u003ci\u003eHumoresque\u003c\/i\u003e (1946), \u003ci\u003eHow to Marry a Millionaire\u003c\/i\u003e (1953) and \u003ci\u003eThree Coins in the Fountain\u003c\/i\u003e (1954). This book--the first on him since his 1984 autobiography--covers his extraordinary life and career, with extensive analyses of his films.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michelangelo Capua\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476666539\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476666532\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 09\/26\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 6.90w x 0.70d","brand":"Michelangelo Capua","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44079390458111,"sku":"9781476666532","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_29503781-e018-475d-9280-cd61b645a21b.jpg?v=1685480869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jean-negulesco-michelangelo-capua-9781476666532","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}