Here's Looking at You, Kids! - Ryder, Ilona
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With her relentless research into the life, work and hidden families of Michael Curtiz, Canadian author Ilona Ryder adds depth of understanding and corrects misconceptions about her grandfather, the director of timeless film classics such as Casablanca, White Christmas, and the Errol Flynn swashbucklers. You don't have to be a movie buff or a film scholar to appreciate hitherto unrevealed personal information about the prolific Warner Brothers workhorse. Curtiz kept much of his private life hidden while at the same time remaining involved, voluntarily and not, with his children and their…mehr

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With her relentless research into the life, work and hidden families of Michael Curtiz, Canadian author Ilona Ryder adds depth of understanding and corrects misconceptions about her grandfather, the director of timeless film classics such as Casablanca, White Christmas, and the Errol Flynn swashbucklers. You don't have to be a movie buff or a film scholar to appreciate hitherto unrevealed personal information about the prolific Warner Brothers workhorse. Curtiz kept much of his private life hidden while at the same time remaining involved, voluntarily and not, with his children and their mothers. Ilona takes you along on her own journey as she traces Curtiz's Hungarian family history, his start in the Hungarian film industry and his European and American careers. Main focal points include the immigrant experience, the trials and triumphs of the women who bore his children and shared his life, and the stories of those children. Her own experiences and discoveries are cleverly woven into the fabric of this family drama. With Here's Looking at You, Kids, Ilona Ryder successfully demonstrates that the man behind the big silver screen production of his own life was more than a tyrant, a language assassin, a womanizer: he was a man who wanted family as much as he needed to make great films.
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Ilona Ryder was born in Vienna, Austria, July 9, 1947, to Michael and Ada Vondrak. At age seven, she was adopted by Ada's second husband Frank, and in 1956 this little family emigrated to Alberta, Canada, where she also gained a much younger sister and brother. Her teenage years on a farm gave Ilona a respect for nature and an appreciation for the simple things in life. The family moved to Edmonton in 1965.There was no contact between Ilona and her biological father until 1969 when she travelled to San Diego. Meeting him was life- changing for her. It led to a rewarding relationship with Michael, his second wife Frances and their daughters Felicia and Mia.Over the years, Ilona with husband Gary visited the VonDraks, and she came to know more about the family history. Eventuallyshe researched and wrote the personal biography of her grandfather Michael Curtiz, the Warner Brothers director most well known for Casablanca. Now, in this her third book, Ilona turns to her father's life story, and his life in art.