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- catalog abstract ""In this biography, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, who had the advantage of knowing and working for Spiegel, brings into sharp focus a Hollywood legend who was at once crafty, unscrupulous, mendacious, and equally capable of great charm and petty meanness, who was sentimental and ruthless, a shrewd judge of talent, a gambler on a colossal scale, a man of almost unique artistic vision and courage who was, in the final analysis, that most elusive and rare of movie producers, a genius." "The story of how a Jewish refugee without a penny to his name managed to produce several of the greatest films of all time is alone worth telling, but Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni has done more: she has drawn the definitive portrait of the man himself - the elusive, witty, cynical adventurer who, like so many refugees, was able to live, succeed, and raise money everywhere, but who was at home nowhere. Spiegel surrounded himself with luxury and beautiful women but remained a loner despite his countless friends." "With a brilliant sense of time and place and a deep understanding of Spiegel's complex personality, Fraser-Cavassoni traces his disasters, successes, romances, friendships, and tangled finances in a narrative that is rich with colorful Spiegel stories, scandals, and bon mots."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12795230.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""In this biography, Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni, who had the advantage of knowing and working for Spiegel, brings into sharp focus a Hollywood legend who was at once crafty, unscrupulous, mendacious, and equally capable of great charm and petty meanness, who was sentimental and ruthless, a shrewd judge of talent, a gambler on a colossal scale, a man of almost unique artistic vision and courage who was, in the final analysis, that most elusive and rare of movie producers, a genius."".
- catalog description ""The story of how a Jewish refugee without a penny to his name managed to produce several of the greatest films of all time is alone worth telling, but Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni has done more: she has drawn the definitive portrait of the man himself - the elusive, witty, cynical adventurer who, like so many refugees, was able to live, succeed, and raise money everywhere, but who was at home nowhere. Spiegel surrounded himself with luxury and beautiful women but remained a loner despite his countless friends."".
- catalog description ""With a brilliant sense of time and place and a deep understanding of Spiegel's complex personality, Fraser-Cavassoni traces his disasters, successes, romances, friendships, and tangled finances in a narrative that is rich with colorful Spiegel stories, scandals, and bon mots."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Filmography: p. 359-367.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-442) and index.".
- catalog description "pt. 1; 1901-1939. Childhood ; Palestine ; San Francisco ; Berlin ; Vienna ; London ; Paris/Mexico -- pt. 2: 1939-1954. Hollywood ; Tales of Manhattan ; North Crescent Drive ; The stranger ; The second Mrs. Spiegel and Horizon Pictures ; The Prowler and When I grow up ; The African Queen ; Melba ; On the waterfront -- pt. 3: 1955-1985. The third Mrs. Spiegel and The strange one ; The bridge on the River Kwai ; Suddenly, last summer ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part I ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part II ; The Spiegel lifestyle ; The chase, The happening, The night of the generals, and The swimmer ; Nicholas and Alexandra ; The last tycoon ; Betrayal ; The final years.".
- catalog extent "viii, 465 p., [24] p. of plates :".
- catalog hasFormat "Sam Spiegel.".
- catalog identifier "068483619X".
- catalog isFormatOf "Sam Spiegel.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Simon & Schuster,".
- catalog relation "Sam Spiegel.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "791.43/0232/092 B 21".
- catalog subject "Motion picture producers and directors United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "PN1998.3.S63 F73 2003".
- catalog subject "Spiegel, Sam.".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1; 1901-1939. Childhood ; Palestine ; San Francisco ; Berlin ; Vienna ; London ; Paris/Mexico -- pt. 2: 1939-1954. Hollywood ; Tales of Manhattan ; North Crescent Drive ; The stranger ; The second Mrs. Spiegel and Horizon Pictures ; The Prowler and When I grow up ; The African Queen ; Melba ; On the waterfront -- pt. 3: 1955-1985. The third Mrs. Spiegel and The strange one ; The bridge on the River Kwai ; Suddenly, last summer ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part I ; Lawrence of Arabia--Part II ; The Spiegel lifestyle ; The chase, The happening, The night of the generals, and The swimmer ; Nicholas and Alexandra ; The last tycoon ; Betrayal ; The final years.".
- catalog title "Sam Spiegel / Natasha Fraser- Cavassoni.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "text".