My Place in the Sun: Life in the Golden Age of Hollywood and Washington (Screen Classics)

The son of a celebrated Hollywood director emerges from his father's shadow to claim his own place as a visionary force in American culture.George Stevens, Jr. tells an intimate and moving tale of his relationship with his Oscar-winning father and his own distinguished career in Hollywood and Washington.Fascinating people, priceless stories and a behind-the-scenes view of some of America's major cultural and political events grace this riveting memoir.George Stevens, Jr. grew up in Hollywood and worked on film classics with his father and writes vividly of his experience on the sets of A Place in the Sun (1951), Shane (1953), Giant (1956) and The Diary of Anne Frank (1959).He explores how the magnitude of his father's talent and achievements left him questioning his own creative path.The younger Stevens began to forge his unique career when legendary broadcaster Edward R.Murrow recruited him to elevate the Motion Picture Service at the United States Information Agency in John F.Kennedy