{"product_id":"the-lost-world-of-demille-john-kobal-9781496825230","title":"The Lost World of DeMille","description":"\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the 2020 Moving Image Book Award by the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eKraszna-Krausz Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs only an accomplished author, consummate collector, and savvy insider can, John Kobal tells the story of the man who invented Hollywood, Cecil Blount DeMille (1881-1959). Kobal narrates the story of DeMille's life and follows the director's career from his first film, \u003ci\u003eThe Squaw Man\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1914, through the seventy films he directed culminating with \u003ci\u003eThe Ten Commandments \u003c\/i\u003ein 1956 before his death in 1959. Even that first film received an enthusiastic response from the public, and that popular enthusiasm would follow DeMille throughout his career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e DeMille got his start by observing a film being shot--once standing for hours on a box looking through a window, watching every move made by the director, players, and cameraman. From that humble beginning, he soon mastered the craft of directing and created one of show business's greatest careers. Autocrat and artist, DeMille immersed himself totally in each picture he directed and demanded complete fealty from his casts and crews. DeMille was said to know more about what the American public wanted than anyone else in Hollywood. He pushed the boundaries of censorship, and audiences responded by forming long lines at the box office. From the American West to ancient Egypt, he created such magical films as \u003ci\u003eThe Crusades\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Greatest Show on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e that brought vividly to life fantasies perfectly suited to post-World War I and mid-century America. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kobal describes DeMille's impact on Hollywood as a director and showman. He argues that this master filmmaker stands for something largely lost in American filmmaking, a sort of na?e, generous, big-thinking self-confidence--a belief that all things are possible. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e John Kobal wrote over thirty books on film and photography. His final manuscript, \u003ci\u003eThe Lost World of DeMille\u003c\/i\u003e, was completed shortly before his death in 1991. It is published at last by University Press of Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Kobal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496825233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496825230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.00w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2020","brand":"John Kobal","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992113545471,"sku":"9781496825230","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d8bb8d75-15dd-420d-bbab-6250a70f6af4.jpg?v=1683314132","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-lost-world-of-demille-john-kobal-9781496825230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}