Adriana Trigiani Talks With Whoopi Goldberg Whoopi Goldberg: One of the many things you and I have in common is our love for the golden age of Hollywood. In All The Stars In The Heavens, you bring to life some of the most beloved actors from that time period, like Clark Gable, Loretta Young, and Spencer Tracy. What made you want to set a story in that time period? Adriana Trigiani: Movies of that era meant so much to my family. My great aunt Mary Farino was a movie buff, my grandparents loved going to "the show," and in their small mill they created blouses inspired by costumes worn in the movies. My grandfather bought his first movie camera in the 1930sand shot wonderful stuff. The concept of the dream factory was very real to me. Goldberg: I loved being a part of the film adaptation of your novel Big Stone Gap, which you wrote and directed. How did the experience of adapting your own novel to the screen affect the writing of All The Stars In The Heavens? Trigiani: It was a joy to write and direct (for) you and your fellow actors. Each of you brought your magnificent skills to the production. But you're all real peopleand that's equally fascinating to me. The entirety of the experience led me to write about what it's like to make a movie, the imagined lives of the players behind the scenes, and in a historical context, what it all meant and why it mattered. Goldberg: What research did you to do to re-create the movie business of 1930s Los Angeles? I assume actual time travel was out of the question. Trigiani: I would've loved the time travel. You know I love the research. One of the characters in the novel, the actor David Niven, was also a great writer. His books are among my favorites. If you want to be in show business, read them. His portrait of Clark Gable is one of deep affection and respect, which had a bearing on the way I portrayed him, as Mr. Niven was also a lifelong friend of the Young family. If David Niven thought the world of Mr. Gable and Ms. Young, that was good enough for me as a writer of fiction. Loretta Young authorized her autobiography, and Judy Lewis wrote her autobiography, which was also a family history. Both addressed their relationship and Judy's paternity. Autobiographies are so helpful, whether it was Myrna Loy's or William Wellman's or Lilly Dach's. Mel Gussow's biography of Darryl Zanuck gave me insight into the producer of Call Of The Wildand we know how a producer's passion shapes how a film is made. In this case, it had a direct effect on the lives of Young and Gable. I also relied on the books of the great Hollywood historians, who placed the movie business in a context of the world at the time. Goldberg: What are your favorite classic movies? Mine are The Thin Man, To Have And Have Not, and To Kill A Mockingbird (not necessarily in that order, in case you are wondering). Trigiani: I love your listhere are a few more: How Green Was My Valley, Man's Castle, Midnight, Rifraff (1936), Test Pilot, The Ghost And Mrs. Muir, Mutiny On The Bounty (Both Versions), And The Song Of Bernadette. Goldberg: What are you working on now, and is there a part for me? Trigiani: A new novel called Kiss Carlo, and yes, there's a part for youand it's a doozy. I can't wait to make another movie with you. That was bliss. Read more
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🗸 Author(s): Adriana Trigiani
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