Unfinished Business: Memoirs, 1902-1988(Applause Books). For over half a century, John Houseman played a commanding role on the American cultural scene. Nobody in the business has been a major part of so much of it. Almost every significant talent and personality collaborated with Houseman in the theater, Hollywood, radio and television. In Unfinished Business , the 1500 pages of his three earlier memoirs, Run-Through, Front and Center and Final Dress have been distilled into one astonishing volume, with fresh revelations throughout and a riveting new final chapter which brings the Houseman saga to a close. |
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Overture 190230 1 | 30 |
Four Saints in Three Acts 1934 | 40 |
Panic 1935 | 65 |
Copyright | |
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