Wild Bill Wellman

Praise for William Wellman’s
WILD BILL WELLMAN
 
“A film buff’s delight . . . gloriously detailed . . . filled with juicy on-set stories . . . An affectionate, candid and extremely well-researched biography of film director William Wellman.”
                                                                                                -Kevin Howell, Shelf Awareness
 
“[A] thorough account of a remarkable career.”
                                                                                                -Wendy Smith, Boston Globe
 
“Movies are meant to move, and William Wellman’s work demonstrates this in an exemplary fashion. This welcome new biography, Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel, briskly and objectively told by his son, does nothing to tame the reputation of the prodigious filmmaker who battled studio head Darryl Zanuck not only verbally in the front office but also with his fists in the field. A Boston Brahmin by birth but a brawler by practice, Wellman remains one of the few Golden Age Hollywood figures still richly deserving of the title (so overused these days but applicable here): Iconic. A terrific read.”
– Stephen M. Silverman, author of David Lean
 
 
“A star-studded homage to a prolific director . . . loving, abundantly detailed . . . Wellman worked with megastars and studio moguls, all portrayed here in lively detail . . . A rich, exuberant life, well-captured in this exuberant biography.”
                                                                                                –Kirkus
 
“A thoroughgoing biography.”
                                                                                                –Library Journal