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BOOK LIST:

Hollywood's Enduring Rebels

Updated: February 10, 2023

The films and the rebels who brought them to the screen.  Several years ago there was a special display on the second floor atrium, outside the Art, Music & Recreation Department at Central Library. 

 


Book cover for Ann Dvorak : Hollywood's forgotten rebel
Ann Dvorak : Hollywood's forgotten rebel
Rice, Christina, 1974-
Call Number: 812.092 D988Ri

A brilliantly researched and beautifully written biography of the talented actress who fought the studio system and paid the price of stardom deferred. This book transcends most film biographies because of the exhaustive study of Ms. Dvorak’s personal and public life that unfolds in Christina Rice’s polished prose full of real affection for the subject. A must read for those interested in the star system and the life of one of Hollywood’s leading ladies who paid the price for being truly independent.


Book cover for Chinatown
Chinatown
Eaton, Michael.
Call Number: 791.1 C539Ea

Book cover for Chinatown ; The last detail : screenplays
Chinatown ; The last detail : screenplays
Towne, Robert.
Call Number: 809.281 T744-1

Book cover for Citizen Kane
Citizen Kane
Mulvey, Laura.
Call Number: 791.1 C581Mu

Citizen Kane : the fiftieth-anniversary album
Lebo, Harlan.
Call Number: 791.1 C581Le

Book cover for Coral Browne : 'this effing lady' : a biography
Coral Browne : 'this effing lady' : a biography
Collis, Rose.
Call Number: 822.092 B882Co
Coral Browne was an actress of stage, screen and television, and also a liberated, witty and elegant woman. She was audaciously outspoken and seductive with a long list of famous lovers plus a loyal following of gay men who admired her lack of caution when speaking her mind.

Book cover for Discovering Orson Welles
Discovering Orson Welles
Rosenbaum, Jonathan.
Call Number: 812.092 W449Ro

Book cover for The encyclopedia of Orson Welles
The encyclopedia of Orson Welles
Berg, Chuck.
Call Number: 812.092 W449Ber

The films of Orson Welles.
Higham, Charles, 1931-2012.
Call Number: 812.092 W449Hi

Book cover for The Hollywood film music reader
The Hollywood film music reader
Call Number: 781.68 H7465

Book cover for In my father's shadow : a daughter remembers Orson Welles
In my father's shadow : a daughter remembers Orson Welles
Feder, Chris Welles.
Call Number: 812.092 W449Fe
Orson Welles' eldest daughter, Christopher, provides a fascinating and amazingly balanced account of her famous father whom she idolized, but who was absent most of the time.

Book cover for Looking for Gatsby : my life
Looking for Gatsby : my life
Dunaway, Faye.
Call Number: 812.092 D897

Book cover for Los Angeles in Maps
Los Angeles in Maps
Creason, Glen.
Call Number: 979.41 L881Crea

A lively cartographic history of Los Angeles featuring maps of everything from streetcars and sewers to stars' homes and Sleepy Lagoon.

Bruckman Rare Book Friends Award, 2015.


Book cover for The Los Angeles River : its life, death, and possible rebirth
The Los Angeles River : its life, death, and possible rebirth
Gumprecht, Blake.
Call Number: 627.109794 G974-1

Book cover for Orson Welles : interviews
Orson Welles : interviews
Call Number: 812.092 W449Or

Orson Welles--Best Original Screenplay, 1942 for Citizen Kane.


Book cover for Orson Welles : six films analyzed, scene by scene
Orson Welles : six films analyzed, scene by scene
Rasmussen, Randy Loren, 1953-
Call Number: 812.092 W449Ra

Orson Welles.
McBride, Joseph, 1947-
Call Number: 812.092 W449Ma

Polanski
Parker, John, 1938 August 5-
Call Number: 791.92 P762Pa

Book cover for Ridley Scott : [the making of his movies]
Ridley Scott : [the making of his movies]
Sammon, Paul.
Call Number: 791.92 S428Sa

Book cover for Rosebud : the story of Orson Wells
Rosebud : the story of Orson Wells
Thomson, David, 1941-
Call Number: 812.092 W449Th

Book cover for Susan Sarandon : actress-activist
Susan Sarandon : actress-activist
Shapiro, Marc, 1949-
Call Number: 812.092 S2435Sh

Susan Sarandon--Best Actress 1995, for Dead Man Walking.


Book cover for Thelma & Louise ; and, Something to talk about : screenplays
Thelma & Louise ; and, Something to talk about : screenplays
Khouri, Callie.
Call Number: 809.281 K45

Book cover for This is Orson Welles
This is Orson Welles
Welles, Orson, 1915-1985.
Call Number: 812.092 W449

Book cover for Vision or villainy : origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles water controversy
Vision or villainy : origins of the Owens Valley-Los Angeles water controversy
Hoffman, Abraham.
Call Number: 333.9794 H699

Book cover for What ever happened to Orson Welles? : a portrait of an independent career
What ever happened to Orson Welles? : a portrait of an independent career
McBride, Joseph, 1947-
Call Number: 812.092 W449Ma-2

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