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Book SynopsisBefore Herzog and Kinski, before Simon and Garfunkel, there was Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder. Despite their shared nickname, writer-producer Charles Brackett and writer-director Billy Wilder were not, in fact, the happiest couple in Hollywood. Actually, they disliked each other intensely, even as they collaborated on some of the most iconic films of Hollywood's Golden Age, including Sunset Boulevard, Double Indemnity, The Lost Weekend, and A Foreign Affair.
Just how two men who found each other so irritating could together make such enduring contributions to cinematic history is the subject of Double Solitaire, a joint biography of a fascinating and explosive creative collaboration. In the course of making their mark on genres ranging from film noir to the screwball comedy, they achieved an almost inexplicable alchemy that highlights the paradoxical nature of shared genius. Author Donald Brackettwhose grandfather was Charles Brackett's cousindelves into family lore, corre
