Author: CAPRA, FRANK RUSSELL (SIGNED)
Title: The Name Above the Title - an Autobiography
Description: New York: The Macmillan Company, 1971. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed and inscribed by Frank Capra upon half-title page. Stated first printing. xii, [2], 513 pages. Index. Very generously illustrated with reproductions of black and white photos. "Others have tried to write about Hollywood. Many have failed. Capra brings to this monumental task the sure sense of the professional and accomplishes the only definitive record I've ever read on the subject." - John Ford. Ian Freer referred to Capra as the "American dream personified" in respect of his rags-to-riches rise from poor Italian immigrant child to Oscar-winning film director. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Average wear to dust jacket, now preserved in archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful Capra memento. COLE p.242.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; The Name Above the Title - An Autobiography Biography Hollywood Movie Director American Hero Film Cinema Producer Writer Oscar Winner; Signed by Author(s). Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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