The Writers : : A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild / / Miranda J. Banks.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Banks, Miranda J.,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2015]; ©2016
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (320 p.) :; 25 photographs, 1 table

The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writers-including Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank Pierson-The Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations Used in the Text -- Introduction -- 1. The Artist Employee -- 2. Two Front Lines -- 3. The Infant Prodigy -- 4. Mavericks -- 5. Confederation -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Screenwriters and Selected Credits -- Appendix B: Methodology -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the author