Booze, Bullets And Broads by Bruce Scivally (Kindle edition)

By: FSWL team

Published:
2013-12-09

Publication of Booze, Bullets and Broads by Bruce Scivally, a Kindle exclusive.

The story of Matt Helm®, spy of the Mad Men era. After his creation by Donald Hamilton, Helm went from being a literary rival of James Bond to being a cinematic rival with the production of four movies starring crooner Dean Martin as a woozy, boozy secret agent. Produced by Irving Allen, the former partner of 007 film producer Cubby Broccoli, the Helm movies influenced not only the Bond films but also Austin Powers, and remain a "guilty pleasure" viewing favorite of red-blooded males everywhere.

Book details:
File Size: 782 KB
Print Length: 137 pages
Publisher: Henry Gray Publishing
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
Text-to-Speech: Enabled
X-Ray: Not Enabled
Lending: Not Enabled

About the Author:
Bruce Scivally is a film historian who teaches classes in scriptwriting, film history, media theory and pre-production at the Illinois Institute of Art-Chicago and Columbia College. He has also taught at Facets Multimedia and Flashpoint Academy.

Scivally has written articles for Filmfax, Variety, High Life and British Esquire. His latest book, Billion Dollar Batman, is a comprehensive history of the Dark Knight from 10 cent comic book to global icon. His previous book, Superman on Film, Television, Radio and Broadway, celebrates 70 years of Superman in popular culture.

He is co-editor of The Special Effects and Stunts Guide (Lone Eagle, 1989) and co-author of James Bond: The Legacy (Abrams, 2002), which was featured on The Today Show, CNN, Fox News Network and Headline News, and was highlighted in magazines as diverse as Glamour, Entertainment Weekly, New York Magazine, The New Yorker and Playboy.

Previously a documentary producer, director and writer, Scivally's credits include Special Edition DVD releases of the James Bond films, the Charlie Chan and Mr. Moto series, The Pink Panther Story, The Great Escape (1963), Legally Blonde (2001), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), A Bridge Too Far (1977), Doris Day and Alice Faye films, and many others.

He currently lives in Evanston, Illinois.

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