In the Golden Era of moviemaking, motion picture studios “owned” Hollywood from the beat cops on up, meaning that the wild misadventures of top-earning movie stars were regularly swept out of the public eye. But no such effort was expended on behalf of minor stars, and their shenanigans became tabloid gold in newspapers across America, damaging careers, reputations and lives. This book presents 15 life stories of Golden Age Hollywood from the sordid to the sad, from battles with the bottle to nightclub brawls, hard-luck childhoods, and even murder. Each write-up includes biographical details, much of which has gone unseen for decades, and filmographies.

Writer Laura Wagner lives in New York. She is the book reviewer and contributing editor of the magazines Classic Images and Films of the Golden Age.

Laura Wagner
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages:
Bibliographic Info: ca. 100 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2024
pISBN: 978-1-4766-9011-7
eISBN: 978-1-4766-5406-5
Imprint: McFarland