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It’s crazy (and just a BIT infuriating) how much easier it was to get a job back in the day. Friedkin lucked into so much of what got him started in his career just by meeting the right people at the right time. That does happen anymore. This chapter was about his tv work, a couple of documentaries (that the execs stripped of any artistry) and an episode of The Alfred Hitchcock Hour. This is a great book so far.

Another nonfiction book, this time from a legendary director. The first chapter is about his childhood and adolescence in Chicago, and then how he got his start working in live tv. He also tells a fascinating story about his first film, a documentary about a man on death row named Paul Crump who Friedkin believed to be innocent. The film ended up saving Crump’s life, and jumpstarting Friedkin’s career.