Billy Wilder in Hollywood by Maurice Zolotow
Billy Wilder in Hollywood by Maurice Zolotow is a 364-page hardcover published by G.P. Putnams Sons, New York. Copyright 1977. There is a clear plastic cover on the dust jacket. Inside, the pages are clean and unmarked. Book Summary Here is the colorful, candid, and delightfully entertaining biography of one of Hollywood's most dynamic screenwriters and directors, Billy Wilder. Capturing the unorthodox life-style and rebellious spirit of his subject, Maurice Zolotow presents a richly anecdotal account of the man, who, from an inauspicious start in Germany as a paid escort and dancing partner, rose to become the very heart and soul of the film industry. Wilder is famous for his furious energy, his biting wit, and his highly developed sense of the absurd. Among the stars who appear throughout this book, reacting to the inimitable Wilder esprit, are Marilyn Monroe, Gary Cooper, Shirley MacLaine, Gloria Swanson, Ray Milland, Walter Matthau, Audrey Hepburn, William Holden, and Jack Lem