It's the Pictures that Got Small: Charles Brackett on Billy Wilder and Hollywood's Golden Age

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Golden Age Hollywood screenwriter Charles Brackett was an extremely observant and perceptive chronicler of the entertainment industry during its most exciting years. He is best remembered as the writing partner of director Billy Wilder, who once referred to the pair as 'the happiest couple in Hollywood', collaborating on such classics as 'The Lost Weekend' and 'Sunset Blvd.' In this annotated collection of writings taken from dozens of Brackett's unpublished diaries, leading film historian Anthony Slide clarifies Brackett's critical contribution to Wilder's films and Hollywood history while enriching our knowledge of Wilder's achievements in writing, direction, and style. Acknowledgments Foreword by Jim Moore Introduction by Anthony Slide The Diaries 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 Leading Names and Subjects in the Diaries Notes to Introduction Index