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Driving Marilyn : the life and times of legendary Hollywood agent Norman Brokaw /

"A biography of Norman Brokaw's remarkable life and influence on Hollywood, where he was CEO and chairman of the William Morris Agency from 1989 to 1997 and agent for some of Hollywood's most iconic figures of the twentieth century"--

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brokaw, Joel (Author)
Other Authors: Geffen, David, 1943- (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Essex, Connecticut : Lyons Press, [2024]
Subjects:
Brokaw, Norman, > 1927-2016.
William Morris Agency.
Talent scouts > California > Los Angeles > Biography.
Theatrical agents > California > Los Angeles > Biography.
Motion picture industry > United States > History > 20th century.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Biography.
Dépisteurs de talents > Californie > Los Angeles > Biographies.
Agents théâtraux > Californie > Los Angeles > Biographies.
Cinéma > Industrie > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Silver frames
  • Velvet and lace
  • Paradise lost
  • Opportunity knocks
  • The "demotion"
  • Big stars and the small screen
  • Marilyn and Norman eat dinner
  • Kim Novak's big brother
  • The man they called "The Colonel"
  • Monkey business
  • Behind closed doors
  • Exclamation points!
  • Hillcrest
  • Son of a gun
  • Welcome to the big leagues
  • Mailroom melodrama
  • Vick place
  • Secrets
  • A dog's good judgment
  • The agent they let into the Oval Office
  • The prism
  • Speechless
  • The high wire act
  • "The coach" becomes "the hornet"
  • Don't touch the hair
  • Genius loves company
  • The changing of the guard
  • The Rolodex.