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Young makes a credible case for Brown's skillful craft and even artistry in the silent era. Youngtells his story well. -- Shepherd Express A well-annotated, comprehensive, academic biography. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of early American cinema, star power in early Hollywood, or Clarence Brown. -- Library Journal A sweeping and elegantly written biography. It is as gracefully told, as delicate and memorable, as the best work of its subject. Young's book effortlessly portrays a man who never let the Hollywood system interfere with his filmmaking instincts. -- Wall Street Journal

A well-annotated, comprehensive, academic biography. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of early American cinema, star power in early Hollywood, or Clarence Brown. -- Library Journal A sweeping and elegantly written biography. It is as gracefully told, as delicate and memorable, as the best work of its subject. Young's book effortlessly portrays a man who never let the Hollywood system interfere with his filmmaking instincts. -- Wall Street Journal

[A] sweeping and elegantly written biography. It is as gracefully told, as delicate and memorable, as the best work of its subject. Young's book effortlessly portrays a man who never let the Hollywood system interfere with his filmmaking instincts. -- Wall Street Journal [A] well-annotated, comprehensive, academic biography. Highly recommended to anyone interested in the history of early American cinema, star power in early Hollywood, or Clarence Brown. -- Library Journal

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Gwenda Young is a professor of film history and lecturer in film studies at University College, Cork, Ireland. She is the author of numerous articles about film history, including three articles about Clarence Brown, and co-editor of two books of critical essays. In 2003, along with Kevin Brownlow, she curated a retrospective of Brown’s films at the National Film Theatre, London.

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