Slow Fade

by Rudolph Wurlitzer

An intimate portrait of legendary Hollywood director Wes Hardin focuses on a man whose life and career have been devoted to the manipulation of images and who, at seventy, tries to strip himself of illusions and make peace with his world

Genres: Literature, Novels

211 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1984

About the author

The great-grandson of the man who founded the famous music company published his first novel, Nog in 1969. For most of the seventies Wurlitzer worked in Hollywood, writing screenplays. His 1971 play 2 Lane Blacktop was filmed by maverick producer Monte Hellman, starring Warren Oates with singer James Taylor and Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. In 1973 he wrote the screenplay for Sam Peckinpah's Western Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid, starring Kris Kristofferson and Bob Dylan.