They Can Kill You But They Can't Eat You: Lessons from the Front
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| Rating | : | 4.75 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0671738321 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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With no money or connections, she began as a secretary but eventually soared to phenomenal success, becoming the president of Columbia Pictures in 1987.. A college dropout, Steel went to New York City loaded with ambition, creativity and the right attitude
Glenda said A Trip to Hollywood!. They Can Kill YouBut They Can't Eat You (Lessons From the Front) by Dawn Steel. Some might call this a book strictly for womenbut it's not. Dawn Steel, former, first, and only woman who ever became president of Columbia Pictures, gives us a fast-paced peek into the world behind motion pictures, sharing so many names of stars, producers, directors, writers, who was and is the "in crowd," that you can't possibly grasp the magnitude of what it takes to have those new movies appear before us each week.The book, according to the inside cover, was written "For every woman (or man) who knows there's a gre. New York skyline said Dawn Steel died in 1997. Dawn Steel, Hollywood's first female movie mogul, died in Cedars-Mount Sinai Hospital on December "Dawn Steel died in 1997" according to New York skyline. Dawn Steel, Hollywood's first female movie mogul, died in Cedars-Mount Sinai Hospital on December 20, 1997,of a brain tumor after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Steel was named president of Columbia in 1987, leaving two years later when Sony took over. Commenting on Steel's death in the New York Times, writer-director Nora Ephron said, "Dawn certainly wasn't the first woman to become powerful in Hollywood, but she was the first woman to understand that part of her responsibility was to make sure that eventually there were lots of other powerful women. The situation we have today, with a hu. 0, 1997,of a brain tumor after a long battle with cancer. She was 51. Steel was named president of Columbia in 1987, leaving two years later when Sony took over. Commenting on Steel's death in the New York Times, writer-director Nora Ephron said, "Dawn certainly wasn't the first woman to become powerful in Hollywood, but she was the first woman to understand that part of her responsibility was to make sure that eventually there were lots of other powerful women. The situation we have today, with a hu. A Customer said If you are a woman in the "business" you should read it.. I greatly enjoyed Dawn Steel's book, "They Can Kill You, But They Can't Eat You." It's comforting to know that others have been before you knocking down walls. It was a great read. She gives great advice. I highly recommend it for anyone who is in the "business" who dares to do the impossible.
From Publishers Weekly In this candid saga, Steel tells what it took to become the first female head of a major movie studio (Columbia Pictures). In hindsight, she presents herself through a prism of psychological buzzwords ("low self-esteem," "dysfunctional family") that sometimes seem at odds with the record, but her tough wit pulls it off entertainingly. Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. After her divorce, Steel became vice-president of merchandising at Paramount before eventually becoming president of production, where she would make not only Star Trek III but Fatal At