Biography & Autobiography Entertainment & Performing Arts
David E. Kelley
The Man Behind Ally McBeal
- Publisher
- ECW Press
- Initial publish date
- Mar 1999
- Category
- Entertainment & Performing Arts, Direction & Production
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781550223729
- Publish Date
- Mar 1999
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
Exploring the life of the man behind Ally McBeal, this book chronicles how David E. Kelly became one of the most exciting writer/creator/producers working in television today. Starting out as a young lawyer with almost no writing experience, Kelly ended up scripting some of the best episodes of L.A. Law before going on to create Picket Fences, Chicago Hope, and The Practice?and then went on to marry Michelle Pfeiffer. This biography also examines the phenomenon of a female character named Ally who became so popular, so loved, and so reviled that she graced the cover of Time magazine.
About the author
Contributor Notes
Josh Levine is a freelance television critic and the author of Jerry Seinfeld: Much Ado About Nothing.
