George Stevens 1958-1970 (The Old Man is Still Alive, Part 8) — You Must Remember This

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George Stevens: Interviews Edited by Paul Cronin

The American Cinema by Andrew Sarris

My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington by George Stevens, Jr

Giant: George Stevens, A Life on Film by Marilyn Ann Moss

Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War by Mark Harris

Star: The Life and Wild Times of Warren Beatty by Peter Biskind

Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film by Julie Gilbert

Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century by Sam Kashner and Mary Schoenberger

Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan

“Movies Aren’t Movies Anymore: The Art of the Gimp Takes Over,” Manny Farber, Commentary, June 1952

“Compassion Ideal to Guide Stevens”, Philip K. ScheuerLos Angeles Times, April 22, 1960

 “Stars Clamor for Roles in Film of Christ”, Shreveport Times, January 1, 1961

“‘Greatest Story’ Cancelled by 20th”, Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times, September 5, 1961

“Biggest Hollywood Film Since 1945 Announced”, Los Angeles Times, May 16, 1962

“Hollywood: Forget the Incense,” TIME, December 28, 1962

“The Greatest Story Ever Told,” Variety, December 31, 1964

“$20 Million Film Gamble”, Jack Hirschberg, Los Angeles Times, January 10, 1965

“‘Greatest Story’ Exalted Spectacle”, Hedda Hopper, Los Angeles Times, February 12, 1965

“Stevens Skill Seen in ‘Greatest Story’”, Philip K. Scheuer, Los Angeles Times, February 17, 1965

“‘The Greatest Story in One Man’s View,” Joanne Stang, New York Times, February 14, 1965

“Cinema: Calendar Christ”, Time, February 26, 1965

Is God Dead? TIME Magazine Cover, April 8, 1966

Photo: “Elizabeth Taylor Leaves Hospital,” Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS, August 8, 1968

“The Only Game: Major Stars Converge on a Minor Script”, VIncent Canby, New York Times, March 5, 1970

“Festival Heads Offer to Quit Over Film Furore”, Los Angeles Times, July 5, 1970

“Oscar-Winning Director George Stevens, 70, Dies”, Los Angeles Times, March 10, 1975

“A Place in the Sun,” Dave Kehr, Chicago Reader, October 26, 1985

“Selling Religion: How to market a biblical epic”, Sheldon Hall, Film History Vol 14, No 2, Film and Religion, 2002

“George Stevens: A Filmmaker’s Journey,” PBS American Masters, July 13, 2005

“‘O.K.’: The Scandal That Almost Ended the Berlin Film Festival”, Tom Leatham, Far Out, February 13, 2024

“On the Death of Filmmaker Michael Verhoeven,” Observational, April 27, 2024

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