George Cukor: A Double Life

By: Patrick McGilligan

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Synopsis: One of the highest-paid studio contract directors of his time, George Cukor was nominated five times for an Academy Award as Best Director. In publicity and mystique he was dubbed the &“women&’s director&” for guiding the most sensitive leading ladies to immortal performances, including Greta Garbo, Ingrid Bergman, Judy Garland, and—in ten films, among them The Philadelphia Story and Adam&’s Rib—his lifelong friend and collaborator Katharine Hepburn. But behind the &“women&’s director&” label lurked the open secret that set Cukor apart from a generally macho fraternity of directors: he was a homosexual, a rarity among the top echelon. Patrick McGilligan&’s biography reveals how Cukor persevered within a system fraught with bigotry while becoming one of Hollywood&’s consummate filmmakers.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9780816684885
Related ISBNs:: 9780816680382
Publisher:: University of Minnesota Press
Date of Addition:: 03/18/25
Copyrighted By:: Patrick McGilligan
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Entertainment, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.