{"product_id":"any-resemblance-to-actual-persons-9781476666051","title":"Any Resemblance to Actual Persons","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Most film buffs know that \u003ci\u003eCitizen Kane\u003c\/i\u003e was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in films like \u003ci\u003eDouble Indemnity, Cool Hand Luke, Jaws, Rain Man, A Few Good Men\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eZero Dark Thirty\u003c\/i\u003e were inspired by actual persons. This survey of \u003ci\u003ea clef\u003c\/i\u003e characters covers a selection of fictionalized personalities, beginning with the Silent Era. The landmark lawsuit surrounding \u003ci\u003eRasputin and the Empress\u003c\/i\u003e (1932) introduced disclaimers in film credits, assuring audiences that characters were not based on real people--even when they were. Entries cover screen incarnations of Wyatt Earp, Al Capone, Bing Crosby, Amelia Earhart, Buster Keaton, Howard Hughes, Janis Joplin and Richard Nixon, along with the inspirations behind perennial favorites like Charlie Chan and Indiana Jones.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040403652951,"sku":"9781476666051","price":45.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/any-resemblance-to-actual-persons-9781476666051","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}