Hanging with Billy Budd
by William Russo & Jan Merlin
Price: $9.99 USD. 95720 words.
Published on January 3, 2012. Nonfiction.
Herman Melville's character Billy Budd was discovered years after the author died. Since the 1920s, Billy Budd has become emblematic of all American innocent heroes. Now comes a book that traces the character who first inspired a poem, then a short story and novella. Since the 1940s Billy has appeared on stage, movies, opera, radio and television.
This is Billy's story.
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Member Since: Dec. 30, 2011
William Russo & Jan Merlin
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Dr. William Russo has been a long-time professor of film studies at a college near Boston, Mass. Mr. Jan Merlin is a notable stage and screen actor, winner of an Emmy for writing. He also received the Southern California Motion Picture Council award for his lifelong work in film.
Russo and Merlin also write independently, both fiction and non-fiction.
Their work has been published by "Long Time Ago Books and Films" as well as the New England Vintage Film Society.
Russo and Merlin also write independently, both fiction and non-fiction.
Their work has been published by "Long Time Ago Books and Films" as well as the New England Vintage Film Society.
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The Paid Companion of J. Wilkes Booth
by William Russo & Jan Merlin
Price: $9.99 USD. 74920 words. Published on January 2, 2012. Fiction.
What you never knew about the Lincoln Assassination! Now comes the most unusual study of the conspiracy organized by John Wilkes Booth yet told. This tale centers on Booth's bodyguard and lynchpin of the plot.
Price: $9.99 USD. 74920 words. Published on January 2, 2012. Fiction.
What you never knew about the Lincoln Assassination! Now comes the most unusual study of the conspiracy organized by John Wilkes Booth yet told. This tale centers on Booth's bodyguard and lynchpin of the plot.
MGM Makes Boys Town
by William Russo & Jan Merlin
Price: $9.99 USD. 66570 words. Published on January 2, 2012. Nonfiction.
In 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced BOYS TOWN, a timeless classic about Father Flanagan's home for wayward boys. Now you may read how MGM's "Dream Machine" came face to face with a celebrated priest's "Character Factory." New research presents the backstory to fans of the film.
Price: $9.99 USD. 66570 words. Published on January 2, 2012. Nonfiction.
In 1938 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced BOYS TOWN, a timeless classic about Father Flanagan's home for wayward boys. Now you may read how MGM's "Dream Machine" came face to face with a celebrated priest's "Character Factory." New research presents the backstory to fans of the film.
Troubles in a Golden Eye
by William Russo & Jan Merlin
Price: $9.99 USD. 66360 words. Published on January 1, 2012. Nonfiction.
An inside look at the making of Carson McCullers's novella, 'Reflection in a Golden Eye', into a major motion picture, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, directed by John Huston. The book traces the story from its roots in 1941 through its critical reception as a book and film to its rediscovery in recent years.
Price: $9.99 USD. 66360 words. Published on January 1, 2012. Nonfiction.
An inside look at the making of Carson McCullers's novella, 'Reflection in a Golden Eye', into a major motion picture, starring Elizabeth Taylor and Marlon Brando, directed by John Huston. The book traces the story from its roots in 1941 through its critical reception as a book and film to its rediscovery in recent years.
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