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Yankee Doodle Dandy Edited by Patrick McGilligan Tino Balio, Series Editor Wisconsin/Warner Bros. screenplay series The 1942 smash musical hit Yankee Doodle Dandy has long remained a favorite among audiences and film buffs. Ostensibly the story of "Mr. Broadway"—George M. Cohan—the movie evolved in its making into one of Warners' trademark "biopics" and a showcase for the singing and dancing talents of James Cagney. This book includes the complete screenplay. Wisconsin/Warner Bros. screenplay series Tino Balio, series editor Patrick McGilligan is a professional writer. He is a contributing editor of American Film magazine and his articles have appeared in several film anthologies. He is also the author of several film related books. Tino Balio, Professor in the Department of Communication Arts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is the author of United Artists: The Company Built by the Stars, United Artists: The Company That Changed the Film Industry, and the editor of The American Film Industryas well as the 22 volume Wisconsin/Warner Bros. Screenplay series, all published by the University of Wisconsin Press. He directed the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theatre Research from 1966 to 1882. Media & bookseller inquiries regarding review copies, events, and interviews can be directed to the publicity department at publicity@uwpress.wisc.edu or (608) 263-0734. (If you want to examine a book for possible course use, please see our Course Books page. If you want to examine a book for possible rights licensing, please see Rights & Permissions.)

December 2005 LC: 80-052293 PN 240 pp.  5 1/2 x 8 1/2 32 illus. (ISBN-10: 0-299-08470-1, Cloth edition is also available.) Paper $24.95 x ISBN 978-0-299-08474-5 ADD TO CART

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