Background
McGilligan, Patrick Michael was born on April 22, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Anthony and Marion Elizabeth (Schubert) McGilligan.
(Fritz Lang, director of films such as "Metropolis", "M" a...)
Fritz Lang, director of films such as "Metropolis", "M" and "The Big Heat", established his reputation in Germany during the silent era. When Hitler rose to power, Lang emigrated to the USA, where he injected his fatalistic Expressionism into the domestic world of Hollywood cinema. This biography presents him as a flawed human being, and includes suggestions that he murdered his first wife and engaged in sado-masochistic practices both on and off the set. Patrick McGilligan has also written biographies of George Cukor, Robert Altman, Jack Nicholson and James Cagney.
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( Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the d...)
Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the definitive biography of the Master of Suspense and the most widely recognized film director of all time. In a career that spanned six decades and produced more than 60 films – including The 39 Steps, Vertigo, Psycho, and The Birds – Alfred Hitchcock set new standards for cinematic invention and storytelling. Acclaimed biographer Patrick McGilligan re-examines his life and extraordinary work, challenging perceptions of Hitchcock as the “macabre Englishman” and sexual obsessive, and reveals instead the ingenious craftsman, trickster, provocateur, and romantic. With insights into his relationships with Hollywood legends – such as Cary Grant, James Stewart, Ingrid Bergman, and Grace Kelly – as well as his 54-year marriage to Alma Reville and his inspirations in the thriller genre, the book is full of the same dark humor, cliffhanger suspense, and revelations that are synonymous with one of the most famous and misunderstood figures in cinema.
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(This biography looks at the life of George Cukor, who was...)
This biography looks at the life of George Cukor, who was among the great film directors of the studio age. In publicity and mystique he was dubbed the "women's director" for guiding the most sensitive and temperamental leading ladies to immortal performances: Garbo in "Camille", Jean Harlow in "Dinner at Eight", Ingrid Bergman in "Gaslight", Judy Garland in "A Star is Born", and - in ten films, including "The Philadelphia Story" - his lifelong friend and collaborator, Katherine Hepburn. But behind the women's director label lurked a stigma: he was the only homosexual among his colleagues. In some way's Cukor's sexual orientation was the least important aspect of his life, but in other ways it influenced his psychology and his career. It was the basis of his firing from "Gone with the Wind" - a shocking and ignominious tale that is revealed for the first time in this book.
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McGilligan, Patrick Michael was born on April 22, 1951 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of William Anthony and Marion Elizabeth (Schubert) McGilligan.
Bachelor, University Wisconsin, 1973.
Staff writer The Boston Globe, 1973-1976. Arts editor The Real Paper, Boston, 1978-1980. Contributor editor American Film, Washington, 1979-1981.
Senior editor Playgirl magazine, Los Angeles, 1980-1986. Book editor TSR Inc., Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, since 1986. Adjunct assistant professor Marquette University, Milkw., since 1997.
Film series advisor University Wisconsin President, Madison, since 2000, University Kentucky President, Lexington, Kentucky, since 2006. Unit public One From the Heart, Los Angeles, 1981, Let's Spend the Night Together, Los Angeles, 1982.
( Alfred Hitchcock: A Life in Darkness and Light is the d...)
(Fritz Lang, director of films such as "Metropolis", "M" a...)
(This biography looks at the life of George Cukor, who was...)
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Married Tina E. Daniell. 3 children.