Any resemblance to actual persons : : the real people behind 400+ fictional movie characters / / Hal Erickson.

"Most film buffs know that CITIZEN KANE was based on the life of publisher William Randolph Hearst. But few are aware that key characters in the films like DOUBLE INDEMNITY, COOL HAND LUKE, JAWS, RAIN MAN, A FEW GOOD MEN and ZERO DARK THIRTY were inspired by actual persons. This survey of a cle...

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Place / Publishing House:Jefferson, North Carolina : : McFarland & Company, Inc.,, [2017]
2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 403 pages) :; illustrations
Notes:Includes bibliography (pages 375-379) and index.
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