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Book SynopsisFor the casual film fan, Henry Hathaway is not a household name. But in a career that spanned five decades, Hathaway directed an impressive number of films and guided many actors and actresses to some their most acclaimed performances. He also helped launch the Hollywood careers of numerous actors such as Randolph Scott, Lee Marvin, Karl Malden, and Charles Bronson. His work on Niagara established Marilyn Monroe as a major star. Hathaway also guided John Wayne to his Academy Award-winning performance in the original version of True Grit. In Henry Hathaway: The Lives of a Hollywood Director, Harold N. Pomainville looks at the life and work of this Hollywood maverick. The author charts Hathaway's career from his first low budget Western in the early 1930s through his last film in 1974. In between, he focuses his attention of the films that brought the director acclaim, including The Lives of Bengal Lancer (1935)for which Hathaway received an Oscar nominationnoir thrillers The House on
Trade ReviewHathaway is the subject of this major biography which will be much appreciated by film scholars… This is a meticulously researched and thoroughly engrossing analysis of a director who routinely turned out timeless hits whilst somehow not enjoying the personal recognition he should have received. * Cinema Retro *
Harold N. Pomainville has written an overdue and insightful look at the life and films of a director described as a "madman" (Jeremy Slate) and a "paranoiac" (Gregory Peck).... Pomainville's book paints a clear picture of a director who could be, as Earl Holliman said, "terribly tough" or "tender and caring". * Roundup Magazine *
