The Making of "Some Like it Hot"
My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie
Published on 25. September 2009
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-470-53721-3 (ISBN)
Description
A Special Memoir for a Special Moment in Hollywood History . . .
Some Like It Hot occupies a unique place in American culture. This beloved classic showcases five comic geniuses: Tony Curtis, Jack Lemmon, I. A. L. Diamond, Billy Wilder, and Marilyn Monroe. It has been honored by the American Film Institute as the ""Funniest Film of All Time"". It has contributed quotes, styles, and stories to film lore. Yet the full story of its making has never been told?until now.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chichester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Turner Publishing Company
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paper over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
520 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-53721-3 (9780470537213)
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Additional editions
Tony Curtis
The Making of Some Like It Hot
My Memories of Marilyn Monroe and the Classic American Movie
E-Book
09/2009
1st Edition
Trade Paper Press
€13.49
Available for download
Persons
Tony Curtis is a Hollywood icon, the last surviving luminary from Some Like It Hot, and author of the memoir American Prince. His Web sites are tonycurtis.com and shilohhorserescue.com.
Mark A. Vieira is a photographer and writer specializing in the history of Hollywood.