Man Who Knew Hitchcock - (Filmmakers) by Herbert Coleman (Paperback)

About the Book

In this memoir, Herbert Coleman describes working on such classics as The Big Clock, Carrie, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Roman Holiday and with stars like Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Steve McQueen, and Jimmy Stewart. Coleman discusses fo...

Book Synopsis

In this memoir, Herbert Coleman describes working on such classics as The Big Clock, Carrie, For Whom the Bell Tolls, and Roman Holiday and with stars like Gary Cooper, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Grace Kelly, Steve McQueen, and Jimmy Stewart. Coleman discusses for the first time his long working relationship with Hitchcock during the director's most creatively fertile period. Coleman provides fresh insights into the making of some of Hitchcock's most celebrated films including Rear Window, To Catch a Thief, The Trouble with Harry, Vertigo, and North By Northwest. He also discusses his work on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, the director's long running television series.

Review Quotes

In a film career that spanned seven decades, Herbert Coleman worked as a script supervisor, second unit director, producer, and director. In this memoir, he recounts his experiences working on such classics as For Whom the Bell Tolls and Roman Holiday. He also reflects on his long working relationship with Alfred Hitchcock. This is the first paperback edition of a volume previously published in 2003 under the title The Hollywood I Knew: A Memoir, 1916-1988.

This intriguing volume doesn't disappoint, providing detail after detail about the director's working methods...[It] will prove irresistible.

About the Author

The late Herbert Coleman worked in Hollywood and the film industry for more than 60 years as a script supervisor, second unit director, director, and producer.