The Story of The Misfits by James Goode - 1963 - Clark Gable/Marilyn Monroe

$150.00
The Story of The Misfits is a definitive, day-by-day production diary by author James Goode. Chronicling the making of the 1961 film The Misfits, the book captures a famously grueling shoot in the Nevada desert involving Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift.Published in 1963, Goode’s account focuses on the grueling process of movie-making rather than cheap tabloid scandal, featuring extensive interviews with everyone from the leading actors to the prop masters and horse wranglers. It sheds essential light on how the film served as a physical and emotional breaking point, marking the final completed cinematic performance for both Monroe and Gable. 8vo hardcover with dust jacket. 331pp. Light blue boards with black title on front cover and spine. Very minor shelf wear. Tips slightly rubbed. Head and toe of spine bumped. Jacket is good+. 2 small folds at top of front cover. 1/2" void at top of rear cover. Light soiling to reacr cover. Protected in mylar. Binding is sound. No interior marks or foxing. VG.
The Story of The Misfits is a definitive, day-by-day production diary by author James Goode. Chronicling the making of the 1961 film The Misfits, the book captures a famously grueling shoot in the Nevada desert involving Clark Gable, Marilyn Monroe, and Montgomery Clift.Published in 1963, Goode’s account focuses on the grueling process of movie-making rather than cheap tabloid scandal, featuring extensive interviews with everyone from the leading actors to the prop masters and horse wranglers. It sheds essential light on how the film served as a physical and emotional breaking point, marking the final completed cinematic performance for both Monroe and Gable. 8vo hardcover with dust jacket. 331pp. Light blue boards with black title on front cover and spine. Very minor shelf wear. Tips slightly rubbed. Head and toe of spine bumped. Jacket is good+. 2 small folds at top of front cover. 1/2" void at top of rear cover. Light soiling to reacr cover. Protected in mylar. Binding is sound. No interior marks or foxing. VG.