Nicholas Ray

Review “[A] portrait of a filmmaker who managed over time to upstage the movies that made him celebrated.” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel)“A clear and balanced portrait of a most complex man.” (Kirkus Reviews (starred review))“[A] fascinating, formidable account of a director whose life was as fraught with complications and melodrama as were his movies.…Meticulously researched and gratifying, a biographical page-turner.” (Library Journal (starred review))“McGilligan limns the tragic trajectory of Ray’s career with insight and compassion.” (Booklist) From the Back Cover From award-winning biographer Patrick McGilligan comes an eye-opening life of the troubled filmmaker behind