Texas
‘Giant Love’ examines the Texas-size impact of ‘Giant’ novel and film
The 1950s cultural phenomenon still resonates, thanks to Edna Ferber’s writing and James Dean’s mystique.
Like film buffs everywhere, Texans mostly love George Stevens’ 1956 film, Giant, a three-hour adaptation of the best-selling 1952 novel by Edna Ferber. In the new book Giant Love, Julie Gilbert — who is Ferber’s great-niece and biographer — zeroes in... [8038 chars]