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Stephen Rebello is an American
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and former clinical therapist.


Early life

Born to parents of third-generation
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and French-Portuguese American extraction in
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, Rebello was raised in
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. He graduated from Somerset High School where he co-edited the school newspaper, sang in male chorus, and was a soloist in the mixed chorus. As a child singer, he performed on a weekly radio show and did extensive live performances. He graduated with a
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from the
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, where he double majored in literature and psychology. He received a master's degree from Simmons College School of Social Work in
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, specialized in private therapy and counseling in a Boston, Massachusetts hospital affiliated with
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, and began doctoral work at
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.


Writing career

After several years as a clinical social worker and supervisor at a
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-affiliated hospital and also as a private therapist in Boston, he relocated in 1980 to
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. Continuing his work as a therapist there for several years, he eventually branched into journalism, publishing feature articles and interviews in ''
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'', ''
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'', ''American Film Magazine'', the ''
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'', '' Saturday Review'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' GQ'' and ''
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'', among others. His interview subjects have included
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, Michelle Pfeiffer,
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, and
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'' magazine contributor, writing dozens of the magazine's famous interviews and features, winning several awards in process. He also wrote their magazine and online film criticism and served as a Contributing Editor.


''Reel Art'' (1988)

On May 30, 1988,
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published his award-winning non-fiction book ''Reel Art: Great Posters From the Golden Age of the Silver Screen'' (with Richard C. Allen). The book generated film poster exhibitions in 1988 at the
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in
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, New York and in 1990 in the
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Building in New York City. The book was honored at an event at the
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as one of the best ever written about Hollywood.


''Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'' (1990)

Rebello's 1990 non-fiction book ''Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'', distributed by W. W. Norton, received considerable praise on publication.
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in the May 7, 1990 edition of ''
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'' declared it a "meticulous history of a single film production." Critic, author and filmmaker
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called the book "indispensable and marvelously readable" and "one of the best accounts of the making of an individual movie we've ever had." Reviewer Gary Johnson called the book "one of the best books ever written about the making of a movie" and "unquestionably the best source available." Critic
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on his blog called the book a "landmark." Paperback editions have been published by St. Martin's Griffin and by W. W. Norton. Hardcover editions have been published in the U.K., Germany, Australia, Italy, Portugal, China, Russia, Korea, and Japan. The book has become a standard and continues to be used in film studies classes on director
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. The book was optioned by a major network for production as a TV film and, subsequently, by three film companies for a feature. The 2012 film ''
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'' starring
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, and
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was adapted from the book.


Work at Disney (1990s)

During the latter half of the 1990s, Rebello worked alongside many
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artists as a writer on several ambitious animated film concepts and projects that remain unproduced. He also wrote three books for
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. They are ''The Art of Pocahontas'', ''The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame'' and ''Hercules: The Chaos of Creation''. In addition, Rebello wrote an as yet unproduced teleplay for a live-action version of a Disney animation classic with music for the
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(ABC).


''Hitchcock'' (2012)

In 2005, several entertainment magazines announced the optioning of the screen rights to ''Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'' for a television movie or
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. That option was superseded when two other major production companies optioned the rights for a theatrical motion picture version. In January 2010,
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purchased the screen rights to the book. Among the many directors who expressed interest were
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, and Louis Letterier. The film began development in 2011 by
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with director
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at the helm of the feature, subsequently entitled ''Hitchcock''. Early screenplay drafts were written by ''
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'' co-writer John J. McLaughlin; Rebello wrote several subsequent revised drafts. By late 2011,
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bought the project and the film was cast with
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,
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,
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,
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and
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. Principal photography began on location on April 13, 2012 and the film was released in selected U.S. cities on November 23, 2012, with a nationwide and worldwide theatrical expansion thereafter. It underperformed at the box office with a modest take of $27,039,669.''Hitchcock'' was chosen as the opening night film of the 2012
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's annual film festival, with the Steven Spielberg-directed ''
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'' as the closing night attraction.


''Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!'' (2020)

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writing her bestselling novel and Hollywood's movie adaptation of that novel, received considerable media attention and critical praise. The editors of ''
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'' chose it as one of best books of the summer, praising its "great detail and heavy research" and calling it "as heady and colorful as the pulsating Pucci prints
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so famously wore." ''
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'' thought the book was "written with a cinematic excitement," "meticulously detailed," and "a blissful treasure trove of gossipy insider details that Dolls fans will swiftly devour." ''
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'' called it "exuberant" and "loving." ''
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'' wrote "Rebello packs tons of information into this loving look at a cultural and cult phenomenon ... Go ahead: indulge yourself. Fans will love! love! love! and newcomers will enjoy the Hollywood insider aspect." ''
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'' called it "full of surprises and even suspense" and ''
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'' placed it on its list of 20 books of the summer. ''
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'' book critic called it, "Hilarious and informative...Stephen Rebello has written two of my favorite books about movies. And now he's written a third ... a must-read for fans of Susann, fans of movies and fans of pop culture." Theater Jones called it "fascinating," "enlightening" and "entertaining," and "required reading for all '' Valley of the Dolls'' fans, of course, but also highly recommended as a postmortem view of the birth of a blockbuster, circa the 1960s." During its first month of publication alone, the book was listed on
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in various categories including #1 New Release in "Sports & Entertainment."


Bibliography

*''Reel Art - Great Posters From the Golden Age of the Silver Screen'' (with Richard C. Allen) (1988),
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. *''
Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho ''Alfred Hitchcock and the Making of Psycho'' is a 1990 non-fiction book by Stephen Rebello. It details the creation of director Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 thriller ''Psycho (1960 film), Psycho''. The 2012 American Biographical film, biographical d ...
'' (1990), Dembner Books *''Bad Movies We Love'' (with Edward Margulies) (1993), Plume *''The Art of Pocahontas'' (1995), Hyperion *''The Art of the Hunchback of Notre Dame'' (1996), Hyperion *''The Art of Hercules: The Chaos of Creation'' (1997), Hyperion *'' Dolls! Dolls! Dolls!: Deep Inside Valley of the Dolls, the Most Beloved Bad Book and Movie of All Time'' (2020)
Penguin Books Penguin Books is a British publishing, publishing house. It was co-founded in 1935 by Allen Lane with his brothers Richard and John, as a line of the publishers The Bodley Head, only becoming a separate company the following year.Psycho'' (1960 Hitchcock film)


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