About the Author

Peter Bogdanovichis the author of thirteen books, includingWho the Devil Made It, as well asThis Is Orson Welles,The Cinema of Howard HawksandJohn Ford. Bogdanovich has directed such plays asThe Big Knife,Camino RealandOnce in a Lifetime. His films includeTargets,The Last Picture Show,What's Up, Doc?,Paper MoonandThey All Laughed. His essays and reviews have appeared in theNew York Times,Los Angeles Times,Esquireand theNew York Observer.