The Writers: A History of American Screenwriters and Their Guild

The Writers is the only comprehensive qualitative analysis of the history of writers and writing in the film, television, and streaming media industries in America. Featuring in-depth interviews with over fifty writers--including Mel Brooks, Norman Lear, Carl Reiner, and Frank Pierson--The Writers delivers a compelling, behind-the-scenes look at the role and rights of writers in Hollywood and New York over the past century.

Author: Miranda J. Banks
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 09/01/2016
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.16lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.77d
ISBN13: 9780813571393
ISBN10: 0813571391
BISAC Categories:
- Performing Arts | Film | History & Criticism
- Performing Arts | Film | Screenwriting
- Performing Arts | Business Aspects

About the Author
MIRANDA J. BANKS is an associate professor of visual and media arts at Emerson College, in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the coeditor of Production Studies Cultural Studies of Media Industries and Production Studies, The Sequel!