All About 'All About Eve' : The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made!

“From the original tale... to the Broadway musical... thoughtful film analysis and a thrilling final coup: an interview with the real Eve.” —PeopleTo millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that's witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars—including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm—found their best roles in Eve and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon.But there's much more to know about All About Eve. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie—from who the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe's career and the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankeiwicz's.All About “All About Eve” is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day.“Written in a chatty style that can be laugh-out-loud-funny... Stagg's engaging study should be the last word on this enduring classic.—Publishers Weekly“A truly comprehensive filmography.... Superbly referenced.” —Library Journal“Traces the movie's development from the short story that inspired it through a virtual production diary that [Stagg] fleshes out with interviews of many surviving contributors to the film.” —Booklist

To millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that's witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars—including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm—found their best roles in Eve and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon.

But there's much more to know about All About Eve. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous incluence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie—from the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe's career to the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankeiwicz's.

All About "All About Eve" is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day.

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Staggs scores a real coup.

"To millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that's witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars - including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm - found their best roles in Eve, and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon.". "But there's much more to know about All About Eve. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie - from who the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe's career to the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankeiwicz's.". "All About "All About Eve" is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day."--BOOK JACKET. To millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that's witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars--including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm--found their best roles in Eve and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon. But there's much more to know about All About Eve . Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous incluence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie--from the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe's career to the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankeiwicz's. All About "All About Eve" is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day. "All About Eve is one of the most entertaining movies ever made. It's full of old-fashioned larger-than-life stars - Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Gary Merrill, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Thelma Ritter, Celeste Holm - and it's the source of dozens of famous lines, including the immortal "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."". "But there's more - much more - to know about All About Eve. Now, for the first time, the full story is told. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence both in film and popular culture. He tells readers all about the picture and all about those who made it - nothing short of everything.". "All About All About Eve is not only full of detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day."--BOOK JACKET. All About Eve is one of the most entertaining movies ever made. It's full of old-fashioned larger-than-life stars -- Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Gary Merrill, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, Thelma Ritter, Celeste Holm -- and it's the source of dozens of famous lines, including the immortal "Fasten your seat belts, it's going to be a bumpy night."

But there's more -- much more -- to know about All About Eve. Now, for the first time, the full story is told. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence both in film and popular culture. He tells readers all about the picture and all about those who made it -- nothing short of everything.

"All About Eve" is a tale of devious ambition that revived the career of Bette Davis and introduced Marilyn Monroe. With humour and detail, this book tells the complete behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the bitchiest film ever made. Offers a look at the background and filming of the 1950s backstage movie starring Bette Davis and Marilyn Monroe. A terse headline in Variety on September 27, 1951, told the news: MANKIEWICZ, 20TH SEVER CONTRACT.