Science Fiction Stars and Horror Heroes: Interviews with Actors, Directors, Producers and Writers of the 1940s through 1960s

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McFarland, Oct 12, 2006 - Performing Arts - 462 pages

Twenty-eight terrific interviews with some of the sharpest and most talkative stars and movie makers of the classic (and c-r-a-z-y!) SF and horror films of the past: Richard Matheson, Janet Leigh, Acquanetta, Hazel Court, Kim Hunter and others reminisce at length and with great good humor about their days on the sets of Psycho, Planet of the Apes, Superman; the Poe, Hammer and Lewton films, and exploitation greats like Attack of the 50 Foot Woman.

 

Contents

Acquanetta
1
Phyllis Coates
19
Hazel Court
39
Richard Devon
53
Gene Fowler Jr
69
Arthur GardnerArnold LavenPaul LandresPat Fielder
81
Albert Glasser
95
Bernard Glasser
109
Gordon Hessler
141
Hey ward
155
Janet Leigh
275
Richard Matheson
289
Index
433
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Tom Weaver of Sleepy Hollow, New York, has been interviewing moviemakers for 35 years. The New York Times called him a leading scholar in the horror field and USA Today has described him as the king of the monster hunters. Classic Images said he was “the best interviewer we have today.” A frequent contributor to film magazines, he has written many books about American popular culture and is also a Blu-ray audio commentator.

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