An Open Book (The Lively arts)

by JohnHuston (Author), JohnHuston (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1989

  $3.47

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $3.47

  This is the autobiography of one of the undisputed giants of cinema, whose colourful career as screenwriter, actor and director mirrored a personality larger than life. From a stunning directorial debut with The Maltese Falcon , he went on to dominate the film industry for more than half a century with his legendary narrative genuis. His successes in The African Queen , The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The Man Who Would be King , but his greatest glory came at the end of his life with the dual triumph of Prizz's Honor and The Dead , both starring his daughter Anjelica. This book tells the story of Huston's life, which was as varied and unpredictable as his work. Renowned as a hard drinker, gambler and hunter who made his home in America, Ireland and Mexico, he had numerous affairs and was married five times, to a schoolgirl; a gentlewoman; a motion-picture actress; a ballerina; and a crocodile: by the time of his death he was as familiar to the public as any one of his stars.