Irving Thalberg: Boy Wonder to Producer Prince

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Contents Preface Part One THE MERGER Chapter 1 The Boy Wonder Chapter 2 A Funny Little Man Chapter 3 Three Shaky Little Stars Part Two THE PERFECTION OF SILENCE Chapter 4 A Studio Style Chapter 5 Wicked Stepchildren Chapter 6 A Business of Personalities Chapter 7 Top of the Heap Chapter 8 “More Stars Than There Are in Heaven” Part Three THE TALKIES Chapter 9 The Golden Silents Chapter 10 All-Talking, All-Singing, All Profi table Chapter 11 The Production Code Part Four “HIS BRAIN IS THE CAMERA” Chapter 12 Visiting Royalty Chapter 13 New Morals for Old Chapter 14 The Right to Be Wrong Chapter 15 Hollywood Icarus Part Five THE THALBERG UNIT Chapter 16 The New Setup Chapter 17 Honor with Credit Chapter 18 “To Hell with Art!” Part Six THE CROWN PRINCE OF HOLLYWOOD Chapter 19 “Napoleon Thalberg” Chapter 20 A Feverish Energy Chapter 21 A Labor of Love Chapter 22 The Gods Are Jealous Part Seven THE LEGACY Chapter 23 Unfinished Projects Chapter 24 Marie Antoinette Epilogue Appendix The M-G-M Films of Irving Thalberg Notes Select Bibliography Acknowledgments Index