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397 acknowledgments First, i must thank the rutgers research Council, which awarded me several grants that allowed me to travel to Los angeles to study William Wyler’s papers. While in Los angeles, i benefited from the generosity and expertise of the staff at the Margaret Herrick Library of the academy of Motion Picture arts and Sciences; in particular, very special thanks to Kristine Krueger; barbara Hall, the head of Special Collections; and Jenny romero. another special thank you to Lauren buisson and her staff at the Charles e. Young research Library, Department of Special Collections at UCLa. i am also indebted to Harry Miller, senior reference archivist at the Wisconsin Historical Society, for his help with the ruth and augustus Goetz Papers. i also extend my gratitude to Catherine Wyler and Pat McGilligan for their encouragement, many acts of kindness, and words of wisdom. a special thank you to anne Dean Watkins for her enthusiasm and belief in this project. My deepest appreciation goes out to Merve Fejzula, who translated three essays from the French and, like Wyler, knows how to pronounce auteur . She also located numerous essays and interviews and reformatted all the notes and the bibliography. as always, my wife, Kathy, offered countless suggestions that made this book better. Over the years, Lizzie, Matt, Jessica, and adam have made me better as well. ...

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