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A Short Time for Insanity: An Autobiography
The man who made such successful motion pictures as 'Wings,' 'The Public Enemy', 'A Star is Born,' 'Beau Geste,' 'Battleground,' and 'The High and the Mighty,' and also made such flops as 'The Boob' and 'Stingaree', could not be expected to write a conventional autobiography. What it is, is a piece of insanity.
From the perspective of a hospital bed, through a drug-induced ...more
From the perspective of a hospital bed, through a drug-induced ...more
Hardcover
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276 pages
Published
1974
by Hawthorn Books
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This is one of the great director bios. Written while under the influence of pain killers, the narrative jumps around in time and has a stream of consciousness and sense of surprise that adds greatly to ones understanding of Wellman and his work.
I enjoyed reading this non-fiction piece not only because I got to learn about family members, but the voice that Wellman writes with is very distinct. He writes in the fashion of tidbits of memories, but these memories are not chronological. More like sitting with an elderly relative who shares amazing stories. His memories contain thought of his flying in WWI, meeting his wives, and making as a director in Hollywood of old days. Good read!
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