David E. Kelley: The Man Behind Ally McBeal (Paperback)

~ Josh Levine (Author)

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Product Description

Exploring the life of the man behind Ally McBeal, this book chronicles how David E. Kelly became one of the most exciting writer/creator/producers working in television today. Starting out as a young lawyer with almost no writing experience, Kelly ended up scripting some of the best episodes of L.A. Law before going on to create Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, and The Practice—and then went on to marry Michelle Pfeiffer. This biography also examines the phenomenon of a female character named Ally who became so popular, so loved, and so reviled that she graced the cover of Time magazine.

From the Author

Josh Levine is a freelance television critic and the author of a biography of Jerry Seinfeld.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Ecw Press; illustrated edition edition (May 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1550223720
• ISBN-13: 978-1550223729
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,595,025 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The man behind Ally McBeal, March 24, 2000

By A Customer

My friend rang me from his business trip to thank me picking this book for him. He is a BIG fan for sure. He loves the whole book till to ends degress, more importantly he feels inspired by David Kelley. This book is a must for anyone who wish to be a professional scripwriter/producer.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars brief introduction, January 7, 2002

By	soojin hwang (Seoul South Korea) - See all my reviews

"Ally Mcbeal","The Practice" and "Picket Fence" make me crazy for David E. Kelly.
If interested in David E. Kelly, it can be a brief introduction for him.

4 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, February 29, 2000

By	Farrah Beauvil (Montreal, Canada) - See all my reviews

Hi im not writting in regards to the book Im writting to thank Mr.David.E Kelly for making such a great show and having colored people on his show. It's fun to know that someone in Hollywood is actually taking in consideration that the world has many colors.Me as an African American I have great respect for you and you're cast if only you knew the smile that you put on people face every week. So on behalf of all ethnic people I would like to say Thank you dearly for making room for us on your show! And I will read you're book and give you the review on it! even thought i sure it's great! Thank you