Author: Joe Jordan
Contributors: Gavin MacLeod, Douglas E. Wise
Edition: illustrated
Publisher: BearManor Media, 2020
ISBN: 1629335363, 978-1629335360
Length: 506 pages
“Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures,” by Joe Jordan is a product of meticulous research by the author, covering a period of over fifty years. It contains detailed plot synopses and commentary of many of Robert Wise’s memorable and important films.
Robert Wise began his film career at RKO as a sound and music editor. He later became more involved in editing film content and went to work for RKO film editor William "Billy" Hamilton. At RKO, Wise worked with Orson Welles on “Citizen Kane” (1941) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Film Editing.
Other films of Robert Wise that have stayed in my mind over the years are;
- “I Want To Live” (1958)
- “Run Silent, Run Deep” (1958)
- “The Haunting” (1963)
- “The Andromeda Strain” (1971)
By Source, Fair use, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19705323
- "Startrek The Motion Picture" (1979)
I am sure that after reading this fascinating tribute, you’ll come away with an even greater appreciation of this two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Director – the legendary Robert Wise.
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A Tribute
Rosetta and Joe Jordan
Joe's mother, Rosetta preceded her husband in death by 37 years. He missed her so much and never remarried.
Joe has managed to find comfort in knowing that both of his parents are finally together again. It is also of comfort to Joe that his father was able to enjoy the revised edition of his son's book prior to his passing.
According to Joe, "My father was so excited to receive his copy of the Robert Wise book. You should have seen the look on his face when he found out the book is dedicated to him. My father was always a big fan of The Sand Pebbles," (a 1962 novel by American author Richard McKenna about a Yangtze River gunboat and its crew in 1926. In 1966 it was used as the storyline for a movie of the same name starring Steve McQueen and directed by none other than Robert Wise.)
Our condolences go out to Joe for his loss along with our best wishes and kind thoughts. I'm certain his father would have been very proud of Joe.
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