Call Me Lucky: A Texan in Hollywood

by Robert Hinkle

Book Overview

"Do you think you could teach Rock Hudson to talk like you do?"

The question came from famed Hollywood director George Stevens, and an affirmative answer propelled Bob Hinkle into a fifty-year career in Hollywood as a speech coach, actor, producer, director, and friend to the stars. Along the way, Hinkle helped Rock Hudson, Dennis Hopper, Carroll Baker, and Mercedes McCambridge talk like Texans for the 1956 epic film Giant. He also helped...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806140933
• ISBN13: 9780806140933
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.7" x 8.5"