Picture Shows: The Life and Films of Peter Bogdanovich (Limelight) (Hardcover)

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The author of Fast Fade tells the fascinating story of one of the most important and controversial directors of our time. The man responsible for The Last Picture Show, and Paper Moon went on to Playboy model Dorothy Stratten. Illustrations.

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Andrew Yule

Product Details

• Hardcover: 268 pages
• Publisher: Limelight Editions; 1st Edition. edition (June 15, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879101539
• ISBN-13: 978-0879101534
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,238,588 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The most unbiased account of Dorothy Stratten, April 11, 2000

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If you are interested in the life and death of 1980's slain Playboy Playmate of the Year, Dorothy Stratten, more than half of this book is devoted to her. Not only does it include the important role she played in Bogdanovich's life, but it is a descriptive "biography within a biography". I highly recommend this book on that account, even more so than Bogdanovich's biography of her, "The Killing of the Unicorn." The reason being that Andrew Yule uses unbiased evidence to describe the cirucumstanses of her incredibly amazing, but tragically short life. It also gives the LAPD account of her gruesome murder, which according to Mr. Yule is not accurate in the "Killing of the Unicorn". If you saw the recent television biography of Dorothy Stratten and you want to know more, I cannot recommend this book enough.