Laurence Olivier. A Biography

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SPOTO, DONALD

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London: HarperCollins

Physical description; xiv, 594p. : ill., ports. ; 25cm. Notes; Filmography: p569-580. Bibliography: p565-568. Includes index. Subjects; Hitchcock, Alfred 1899-1980. Hitchcock, Alfred - Studies. Moving-picture producers and directors - Great Britain - Biography. Motion picture producers and directors - Great Britain - Biography. Producers and directors - Great Britain - Biography. British cinema films - Directing - Hitchcock, Alfred - 1899-1980 - Biographies. Cinema films. Directing. Hitchcock, Alfred - - Biographies. cinema films - directing - biographies.

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