Of the many film artists displaced by Hitler, Henry Koster was among the few who successfully adapted to the American studio system. Koster directed 45 successful motion pictures in a wide variety of genres all of which share the interplay of warm human feelings- a trademark of his films.

The latest Henry Koster sensation. This book is your ultimate resource for Henry Koster. Here you will find the most up-to-date 82 Success Facts, Information, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Henry Koster's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Francisco Goya - Films, Barbara McLean - Final cuts, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film - 1960s, Three Smart Girls, Peggy Moran - Life and career, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film - 1950s, Desiree (film), The Great Opportunity, Screwball comedy film - Notable examples of the genre from its classic period, Henry Koster (author) - Life, Dear Brigitte, The Singing Nun (film), Good Morning, Miss Dove, No Highway in the Sky, The Story of Ruth, Two Sisters from Boston, Cinema of Austria, Henry Koster (author) - Further reading, Felix Jackson, The Inspector General (film), Charles Laughton filmography - 1951-1962, The Rage of Paris, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing - Feature Film - 1960s, Thea Roland, One Hundred Men and a Girl, The Unfinished Dance, My Man Godfrey - Sequels and adaptations, It Started with Eve, May 1 - Births, Harvey (play) - Adaptations, First Love (1939 film), Little Mother (1935 film), The Power and the Prize, My Cousin Rachel (movie), Cultural depictions of Napoleon - Film and television, Music for Millions, 2007 Toronto International Film Festival - Dialogues: Talking With Pictures, My Cousin Rachel (film), O. Henry's Full House - The Cop and the Anthem, My Man Godfrey (1957 film), and much more...

Malibu offers the best in Southern California living. This small town is situated close to Los Angeles and Hollywood, but far enough away from the traffic and stress of big-city life. All the clichés of Southern California come true in Malibu: the swimming pools, movie stars, paparazzi, and fancy cars. It's the land of champagne wishes and caviar dreams. But Malibu is also a beautiful, quiet, and surprisingly rural beachfront community. In a desirable location going back to the time of the Chumash Indians, the peace and environment of Malibu have been protected by city fathers with a vision. This is the California Riviera, a thin slice of la dolce vita located between the Santa Monica Mountains and the deep blue sea.

More than any other male movie star, the refined Clifton Webb (1889-1966) caused the moviegoing public to change its image of a leading man. In a day when leading men were supposed to be strong, virile, and brave, Clifton Webb projected an image of flip, acerbic arrogance. He was able to play everything from a decadent columnist (Laura) to a fertile father (Cheaper by the Dozen and The Remarkable Mr. Pennypacker), delivering lines in an urbanely clipped, acidly dry manner with impeccable timing. Long before his film career began, Webb was a child actor and later a suavely effete song-and-dance man in numerous Broadway musicals and revues. The turning point in his career came in 1941 when his good friend Noël Coward cast him in Blithe Spirit. Director Otto Preminger saw Webb's performance and cast him in Laura in 1944. Webb began to write his autobiography, but he said that he eventually had gotten “bogged down” in the process. However, he did complete six chapters and left a hefty collection of notes that he intended to use in the proposed book. His writing is as witty and sophisticated as his onscreen persona. Those six chapters, information and voluminous notes, and personal research by coauthor David L. Smith provide an intimate view of an amazingly talented man's life and times.