{"product_id":"wild-bill-wellman-william-wellman-9780813180939","title":"Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe renowned director William \"Wild Bill\" Wellman (1896--1975) has never gotten his proper due. Among his most iconic films are the pioneering World War I epic \u003ci\u003eWings\u003c\/i\u003e (1927, winner of the first Academy Award for Best Picture), \u003ci\u003ePublic Enemy\u003c\/i\u003e (1931), the original \u003ci\u003eA Star Is Born \u003c\/i\u003e(1937), \u003ci\u003eThe Call of the Wild\u003c\/i\u003e (1935), \u003ci\u003eBeau Geste\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), \u003ci\u003eThe Ox-Bow Incident\u003c\/i\u003e (1943), \u003ci\u003eYellow Sky\u003c\/i\u003e (1948), and \u003ci\u003eThe High and the Mighty\u003c\/i\u003e (1954). David O. Selznick called him \"one of the motion pictures' greatest craftsmen,\" and Robert Redford described him as \"feisty, independent, self-taught, and self-made. He stood his ground and fought his battles for artistic integrity, never wavering, always clear in his film sense.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on his father's unpublished letters, diaries, and unfinished memoir, William Wellman, Jr. presents a boisterous portrait of the handsome, tough-talking, hard-drinking, uncompromising maverick. Wellman emerges as a juvenile delinquent, a professional ice-hockey player, and a World War I flying ace in the Lafayette Escadrille. As a highly decorated pilot, he fought the enemy. As an in-demand director, he fought producers and the great studio moguls -- some with his fists -- for the right to make his films his way. His passionate and roguish personality comes vividly to life in his son's hands. \u003ci\u003eWild Bill Wellman\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented look at a man who directed \"like a general trying to break out of a beachhead\" and explores his years working with stars including Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Gregory Peck, John Wayne, Lauren Bacall, and Clint Eastwood. Full of humorous anecdotes and behind-the-scenes insights from the Golden Age, this riveting biography sheds new light on the life and legacy of a true Hollywood legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William Wellman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813180937\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813180939\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 658\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.08lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.80d","brand":"William Wellman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43986538004735,"sku":"9780813180939","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_145702a0-5000-4f2a-8260-d96da5ee33d1.jpg?v=1683283935","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wild-bill-wellman-william-wellman-9780813180939","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}