{"product_id":"man-who-knew-hitchcock","title":"Man Who Knew Hitchcock","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs a script supervisor, second unit director, producer, and director, Herbert Coleman's film career spanned seven decades. Active in Hollywood from 1926 through 1988, he enjoyed a lengthy and illustrious career, highlighted by an impressive string of commercial and critical successes with one of the greats of cinema, Alfred Hitchcock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this memoir, Coleman describes working on such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Big Clock\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCarrie\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFive Graves to Cairo\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFor Whom the Bell Tolls\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRoman Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e. Coleman also provides vivid portraits of the many celebrated stars he worked with, including Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Alan Ladd, Ray Milland, Shirley MacLaine, Steve McQueen, and Jimmy Stewart, as well as some of the greatest directors of the era, including Cecil B. DeMille, Erich von Stroheim, Billy Wilder, and William Wyler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAbove all, Coleman discusses for the first time his long working relationship with Hitchcock during the director's most creatively fertile period. Coleman provides fresh insights into the making of some of Hitchcock's most celebrated films including \u003ci\u003eRear Window\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTo Catch a Thief\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Harry\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVertigo\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eNorth By Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e. He also discusses his work on \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Presents\u003c\/i\u003e, the director's long running television series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNot only an historical record of several important and dynamic periods in Hollywood, this memoir offers intimate insight about Hitchcock and other legendary filmmaking notables. Featuring many stories that would have been lost were it not for this book, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Knew Hitchcock: A Hollywood Memoir\u003c\/i\u003e is sure to be of interest to film students, film buffs, and in particular to anyone fascinated by the master of suspense. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated with photos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublished in hardcover as \u003ci\u003eThe Hollywood I Knew: A Memoir, 1916-1988\u003c\/i\u003e (0-8108-4120-7)\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scarecrow Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54233742541144,"sku":"9780810859128","price":62.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780810859128_65740f1a-0da9-42c5-b80e-dc098a134302.jpg?v=1769683529","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/man-who-knew-hitchcock","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}