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West Side Story
Maria is young and innocent and has never known love-- until Tony. Searching for life beyond the savagery of the street, Tony has discovered love for the first time with her, too. But Maria's brother is the leader of the Sharks, and Tony had once led their rivals, the Jets. Now both gangs are claiming the same turf. With tensions rising to the point of explosion, will their newfound love be destroyed by violence? -- adapted from back cover
The Amboy Dukes
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Harlow
Harlow, An Intimate Biography, is the biography of Jean Harlow, the first of the typically American love goddesses as well as a presentation of the big-studio feudalism of the Thirties and a near sociological consideration of that American phenomenon, the sex symbol devised for mass consumption.
Irving Shulman Papers
This collection contains manuscripts and typescripts of Irving Shulman's screenplays, short stories, novels, and biographies of Jean Harlow, Rudolph Valentino and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Also included in this collection are publisher's galleys for some of his books and various literary periodical publications from the 1930s.
The Square Trap
The Square Trap. This is the story of an underage son of a Mexican immigrant worker who sought to settle his score in the boxing ring. Tomas Cantanios or just Tomas to his friends came from a loving family and enjoyed being as much of a kid as any poverty stricken child can in L.A. He was going to win the respect of his family and friends, his peers and his community as "Tommy Kansas", prize fighter, but these dreams were knocked into the world of reality as the starting bell rung and as fists began to fly at him with the fierce intent of survival. Irving Shulman puts you in a ringside seat as TOMMY KANSAS goes into action.
Cry Tough
After being released from the Elmira reformatory Mitch (the central character of Cry Tough) has two ways to go. He could return to his family who loved him dearly, find a job and marry the girl who loved him. His other choice is the flashy, dangerous life as a hood with big risks and big rewards- cars, women, rich food and fancy apartments. Would he settle for the security of a job and family or would he take the road from which there was no turning back? In a classic story, Irving Shulman presents the struggle of one man. The allure of his life in the underworld, the sobering reality of his home life, what he really loves, what he really wants and how each element in his fragmented reality draws on him.
West Side Story
For use in schools and libraries only. Tony and Maria find their love threatened by the hatred of two rival New York street gangs.
Cry Tough!
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The Making of Rebel Without a Cause
In 1954, troubled director Nicholas Ray chatted at a dinner party about his controversial plan for a film about middle-class juvenile delinquents. He was told of a book, written by a prison psychologist and owned by Warner Bros., called Rebel Without a Cause. Though he was initially unimpressed, Ray adapted the book into his own screenplay and Warner Bros. hired him to direct what would become a classic. From the backgrounds of the many players to the pre-production, production, and post-production of the film, this complete history recounts every aspect of Rebel Without a Cause from its rudiments to the 1955 Academy Awards: the selection of cast and crew, legal fights, changing screenwriters and the many variations of the story, location scouting, auditions, script readings, difficulties with the censors, romances and fights, the editing, test screenings, and, of course, the death of its star. Dozens of intimate anecdotes, from wardrobe decisions to James Dean's pranks, add rich detail. An epilogue discusses the possible sequels, rights conflicts, documentaries, musicals, and spin-off attempts, and offers concluding words on the cast and crew.
Paul Bern
Paul Bern, known throughout the movie business as "Hollywood's Father Confessor," earned a reputation for being a loyal and supportive friend and for becoming one of MGM's most respected and creative directors. After his death, though, he was said to have grown so depressed and despondent over his own apparent sexual inadequacies that he committed suicide, and he would be denounced for attempting to rape his new bride Jean Harlow. In this biography, the author uncovers startling new facts and argues that MGM knew the real story of Bern's death--that an estranged, mentally ill common-law wife murdered him. MGM understood that the earlier spouse rendered Bern's marriage to Harlow, its fastest-rising star, ambiguous if not bigamous, so the studio staged a suicide and embarked on a very public tarnishing of his memory. Included are 93 rare photos, many lost for decades, along with three appendices examining the handwriting on an alleged suicide note and Bern's will and estate.
