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Father of Frankenstein is a 1995 novel by Christopher Bram that speculates on the last days of the life of film director James Whale. Whale directed such groundbreaking works as the 1931 Frankenstein and 1933's The Invisible Man and was a pioneer in the horror film genre.
- Christopher Bram
- 1995
Apr 1, 1995 · This novel--the basis for the critically acclaimed 1998 film Gods and Monsters--re-creates the last days of film director James Whale, who was found dead in his swimming pool, an apparent suicide, in 1957.
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- Christopher Bram
Father of Frankenstein is an elegant and poignant tale about the hidden gay side of Hollywood, war stories, and dementia. Like the Frankenstein movies of James Whale, the book begins with a dark and stormy night, only not in the cliched terms of 19th-century hack Paul Clifford.
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- Christopher Bram
Apr 10, 1995 · FATHER OF FRANKENSTEIN. by Christopher Bram ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 10, 1995. bookshelf. shop now. The fictionalized last days of James Whale, the gay Hollywood director who made Show Boat and Frankenstein, are uncompellingly and clunkily rendered by Bram (Hold Tight, 1992, etc.).
- Kirkus Reviews
Apr 1, 1995 · A unique mixture of fact and fiction recreates 1950s Hollywood in a tale of homoeroticism, mental disintegration, social commentary, and compassionate human insight surrounding the mysterious death of James Whale, director of Frankenstein. 15,000 first printing. Tour.
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- Christopher Bram
Father of Frankenstein. by. Bram, Christopher. Publication date. 1995. Topics. Whale, James, d. 1957, Motion picture producers and directors, Frankenstein films, British, Gay men. Publisher. New York : Dutton.
Apr 1, 1996 · The Father of Frankenstein. Paperback – April 1, 1996. In 1957, James Whale, the director acclaimed for such classic gothic films as Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein, was found floating face-down in the swimming pool of his Hollywood mansion.
- Christopher Bram
