If the other guy isn't Jack Nicholson, I've got the part : Hollywood tales of big breaks, bad luck, and box-office magic /

Base, Ron.

If the other guy isn't Jack Nicholson, I've got the part : Hollywood tales of big breaks, bad luck, and box-office magic / Ron Base. - Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1994. - xv, 319 p. : ill. 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303-308) and index.

From long-ago casting decisions--Vivien Leigh over Bette Davis in Gone with the Wind--to the creation of present-day screen icons--Sharon Stone won the role in Basic Instinct after Geena Davis and Michelle Pfeiffer refused it--this fascinating narrative will surprise and delight film buffs who think they already know the history of Tinsel Town. 24 pages of photos. www.alibris.com

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Motion picture actors and actresses--United States.
Motion pictures--United States.

PN 1995.9.C34 / .B291 1994