The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Book: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of a Television Classic
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| Rating | : | 4.24 (866 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312000529 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-07-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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McKenna) won the Spur Award for best western novel (1994), The Power and the Pride won the Porgie for best paperback original (1976), and Brandywine's War was named by the Canadian University Symposium of Literature as the best iconoclastic novel to come from the Vietnam War. His book Survival (under the pseudonym K.C. Writing under 35 pseudonyms, he has hit the Ne
Drawing on extensive interviews with the cast and crew of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Jon Heitland has assembled an incredibly comprehensive, fully illustrated account of the show's history, including:-the program's conception in conference with Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond-U.N.C.L.E.'s remarkable surge in popularity-the camaraderie between Robert Vaughn and David McCallum, the show's stars -the factors that led to the show's sudden cancellation-a complete episode guide, including companion program The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.-plus information and anecdotes on the show's production, filming, guest stars, stunts, props, merchandising, and much more.
That was 50 years, nearly 250 titles, and 20 million books ago. He was inducted into the Writers' Hall of Fame in 1998.. Writing under 35 pseudonyms, he has hit the New York Times and Publishers Weekly bestseller lists twice. About the AuthorRobert Vaughan sold his first book when he was 19 years old. His book Survival (under the pseudonym K.C. McKenna) won the Spur Award for best western novel (1994), The Power and the Pride won the Porgie for best paperback original (1976), and Brandywine's War was named by the Canadian University Symposium of Literature as the best iconoclastic novel to come from the Vietnam War
For the die-hard fan. Ivan Price Jr. This book tells the ENTIRE story of the short-lived TV classic. Practically day-by-day. It was published in the '80s so there are some badly reproduced photos. Fans will also want to get the book "Spy-Fi" which has some very good photos of rare props used on the show.. Ignore those negative reviews John B. Newman Boy, am I glad I ignored those negative reviews. This book is great. The details of how the series was created is excellent. Also, I was glad to see the episode guide for "The girl from U.N.C.L.E." included. Perfect!. Excellent, but devoted more to the nuts and bolts than to the stories Joseph A. Admire As an overview of the inner workings and production of one of the defining television shows of the 1960's, "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." book is simply excellent, the best on the subject - much more so than the later "U.N.C.L.E. Tribute Book". Subjects such as writing, photography/cinematography, music, direction, special effects, props, the development of the pilot and series concept and the like are all covered in exhaustive detail. There are also many rare photos, all in B & W.However, the book does have a serious shortcoming in my opinion, which prevents me from gi