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Author Laporte, Nicole.

Title The men who would be king : an almost epic tale of moguls, movies, and a company called Dreamworks / Nicole Laporte
Published Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010

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 MELB  384.80979494 Lap/Mww  AVAILABLE
Description xix, 491 pages ; 24 cm
regular print
Contents Starting up. The emperor in August -- The end of magic -- Mr. Spielberg will see you now -- Geffen slept here -- The announcement -- E.T., phone home -- Animated characters -- Live action -- Show me the money -- Culture clash -- The unthinkable occurs -- George in Slovakia, Jeffrey in extremis -- The not so long goodbye -- Rolling. Of mice and men -- Slaves to the rhythm -- Saving Spielberg -- Bug wars -- Harvey baby -- Rockin'. Unexpected beauty -- The battle for Oscar -- Nobody's bitch -- Sword fights -- Shreked -- Rock and roll -- Golden glow -- Close-up. The motorcycle diaries -- Harvey II -- What Sinbad wrought -- Naked in public -- In a snicket -- No white suits! -- The Geffen express -- Epilogue : three-way split
Summary LaPorte goes behind the hype to reveal how Steven Spielberg, David Geffen, and Jeffrey Katzenberg joined forces to create DreamWorks
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [447]-474) and index
Audience General
Subject Geffen, David, 1943-
Geffen, David.
Katzenberg, Jeffrey, 1950-
Spielberg, Steven, 1946-
Dreamworks Pictures -- History.
LC no. 2009042488
ISBN 9780547134703 (hbk.)