Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323) and index.
The case for "the other Sturges" -- Sturges with a blast of rum -- Youth -- RKO -- War & Wyler -- Columbia years -- MGM -- A walk in the sun -- At sea -- Gun for hire -- The rat trap -- Seven the hard way -- Grand illusion -- Roadshows -- Epilogue: the best escape.
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Escape Artist-based on Glenn Lovell's extensive interviews with John Sturges, his wife and children, and numerous stars including Clint Eastwood, Robert Duvall, and Jane Russell-is the first biography of the director of such acclaimed films as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, and Bad Day at Black Rock.
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Escape artist.
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Sturges, John,1910-1992.
Sturges, John
Sturges, John,1910-1992.
Motion picture producers and directors-- United States, Biography.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Entertainment & Performing Arts.
Film.
Motion picture producers and directors.
PERFORMING ARTS-- Film & Video-- Direction & Production.