Billy Wilder in Hollywood

"A fascinating montage of a man whose talents and quirks, virtues and faults, are endlessly engrossing. Electrifying opinions of those with whom he has worked and the original casting choices for his films are often surprising - Mae West was his first choice for Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard, and Mary Pickford his second ! A first-rate book about a complicated, talented curmudgeon" - After Dark

"Lively, exciting, and totally engaging ... one of the most intriguing studies of any Hollywood personality written in recent years" - Los Angeles Times