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Who was George Cukor? His claims to fame include working on, but not directing, “The Wizard of Oz” (1939) and being fired from “Gone With the Wind” (1939) perhaps—the issue is debated—because Clark ...

In an exclusive excerpt from his new book "George Cukor’s People: Acting for a Master Director," film scholar Joseph McBride argues that one of the director's biggest flops was actually one of his ...

The WSWS recently spoke to film historian, critic and biographer Joseph McBride in a video call about his new book George Cukor’s People: Acting for a Master Director, a study of the Hollywood ...

Perhaps the most astute assessment of George Cukor’s moviemaking career, which spanned 51 years (1930–1981), was delivered by the auteur himself. “There are lots of creative directors who can seize a ...

“Sylvia Scarlett,” “The Philadelphia Story,” “Gaslight,” “Adam’s Rib,” “A Star is Born,” and “My Fair Lady” are just some of the films George Cukor directed with exquisite attention to scripts that he ...

The ingenious debut treatise from legal scholar Ossei-Owusu asserts that the ways in which American lawyers are schooled and trained are a crucial factor in maintaining the Continue reading » The Book ...

This is the second part of an interview with Joseph McBride, author of George Cukor’s People. The first part of the interview and a comment on the book were posted January 8. David Walsh: You’ve ...