Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg - The Whole Equation

Kenneth Turan brings to life the extraordinary partnership of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg and their role in creating the film industry as we know it

About the author

Kenneth Turan was the film critic of the Los Angeles Times for nearly thirty years and was also a film critic for National Public Radio. He is the author of Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film, among other books. He lives in Los Angeles, CA.

Product details

• Authors: Kenneth Turan, Turan Kenneth
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.04.2025
• EAN: 9780300254495
• ISBN: 978-0-300-25449-5
• No. of pages: 392
• Series: Jewish Lives
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet; Non-fiction book > Music, film, theatre > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Jewish, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts, Biography: arts & entertainment, PERFORMING ARTS / Film / History & Criticism, Biography: arts and entertainment, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Film Theory & Criticism, Film history, theory or criticism