{"product_id":"s-sylvan-simon-moviemaker-9781476682198","title":"S. Sylvan Simon Moviemaker","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   He was Red Skelton''s favorite director, and mentored Lucille Ball in the art of physical comedy. In his 15-year Hollywood career, S. Sylvan Simon (1910-1951) directed and\/or produced more than 40 films, with stars like Lana Turner, Abbott and Costello, and Wallace Beery. Though he loved to make moviegoers laugh, he demonstrated his versatility with murder mysteries, war stories, and musicals. After a decade at MGM, he moved to Columbia, where he produced his own projects, including the Western melodrama \u003ci\u003eLust for Gold\u003c\/i\u003e, and popular slapstick comedies like \u003ci\u003eThe Fuller Brush Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. As head of production, reporting to irascible Harry Cohn, he produced the award-winning \u003ci\u003eBorn Yesterday\u003c\/i\u003e, and was working on \u003ci\u003eFrom Here to Eternity\u003c\/i\u003e when his life ended tragically at the age of 41. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   This first-ever account of Simon''s life and career draws on interviews with family and colleagues, genealogical records, archival materials, and his own annotated scripts to tel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\tix\u003cbr\u003ePreface\t1\u003cbr\u003ePart I. Biography\t5\u003cbr\u003e1. Early Stages\t6\u003cbr\u003e2. Go West, Young Director\t27\u003cbr\u003e3. Mr. Simon Takes Columbia\t50\u003cbr\u003ePart II. Filmography\t67\u003cbr\u003eAppendix: Books Written or Edited by S. Sylvan Simon\t199\u003cbr\u003eNotes\t203\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\t211\u003cbr\u003eIndex\t215\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040480723287,"sku":"9781476682198","price":27.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476682198.jpg?v=1750946886","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/s-sylvan-simon-moviemaker-9781476682198","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}