Screenwriter: Words Become Pictures

This is an entertaining and educational little volume of interviews with twelve screenwriters from Hollywood's "golden age." These folks all have tales of being disrespected and demeaned by producers and directors and of being thwarted in creating their art. But they all survived and even thrived a little and have plenty of tales humorous and horrendous of goings on in the movie business. From Ivy-League intellectual to newspaperman to truck driver, the subjects of these interviews have in common the storyteller's knack, and that makes this book a delight for those of us who like to know what goes on behind the scenes. I wish there were twice as many interviews, though. Filmographies for the subjects appear at the back of the book, and there's a generous helping of photos throughout.