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Christopher Lee: The Authorised Screen History

Jonathan Rigby; foreword by George Lucas

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Summary

Jonathan Rigby’s illustrated account of Christopher Lee’s screen career, compiled with Lee’s cooperation. It follows his roles beyond horror, including James Bond, The Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. Lucas contributes a foreword. A contemporary report quotes his explanation of the stature and range he wanted when casting Lee as Count Dooku.

  • SourceGoogle Books — publisher-supplied Christopher Lee record · Description: Rigby career account compiled with Lee’s cooperation and Lucas foreword; Bibliographic information: revised second edition, Reynolds & Hearn 2007, ISBN 9781905287482, 272 pages.
  • SourceContemporary book-foreword quotation reported by TheForce.Net · March 1, 2001, quotation attributed to Lucas’s introduction, via Empire Online: casting Christopher Lee to convey evil as well as stature, strength and wisdom. 2001 text corroborates the contribution; no claim the full revised 2007 foreword was read.

Why read it Our view

For founders leading creative teams, the casting account offers a small example of selecting a collaborator for several qualities at once. The wider book is a screen-career reference, not a Lucas biography or proof that he endorses every film discussed.

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  • George LucasForeword contributor
    Lucas wrote a foreword for Rigby’s book. His casting remarks were quoted in a contemporary report; the selected revised 2007 edition is independently identified by the publisher-supplied record. Lucas is not the main author.
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