More than eight-five years after his death, Irving Thalberg remains a legendary Hollywood figure. With his remarkable talent for developing stars and doctoring scripts, this architect of the American film created some of America's best-loved movies:
Ben-Hur,
Mutiny on the Bounty,
Grand Hotel,
Romeo and Juliet,
The Good Earth,
Camille,
A Night at the Opera, and many more. His genius has made his name a legend in the land of legends.
In this definitive biography, author Bob Thomas brings the legend to life— from Thalberg's beginnings as the "Boy Wonder of Hollywood" to the creation with Louis B. Mayer of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer— from his ability to nurture talent like Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford to his tragic death at the age of thirty-seven.
