Scandals of Classic Hollywood - 9780142180679
Un libro in lingua di Petersen Anne Helen edito da Plume, 2014
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Gossip meets history?a compulsively readable collection of Hollywood's most notorious clashes and controversies in the spirit of Hollywood Babylon
Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen. And the stars of yesteryear? They weren’t always the saints that we make them out to be. Film professor Anne Helen Petersen is here to set the record straight with Scandals of Classic Hollywood. Pulling little-known gems from the archives of film history, Petersen reveals eyebrow-raising information, including:
Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen. And the stars of yesteryear? They weren’t always the saints that we make them out to be. Film professor Anne Helen Petersen is here to set the record straight with Scandals of Classic Hollywood. Pulling little-known gems from the archives of film history, Petersen reveals eyebrow-raising information, including:
- The smear campaign against the original It Girl, Clara Bow, started by her best friend
- The heartbreaking story of Montgomery Clift’s rapid rise to fame, the car accident that destroyed his face, and the ?long suicide” that followed
- Fatty Arbuckle's descent from Hollywood royalty, fueled by allegations of a boozy orgy turned violent assault
- Why Mae West was arrested and jailed for "indecency charges"
- And much more
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: Scandals of Classic Hollywood
- Sottotitolo: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
- Lingua: English
- Autore: Petersen Anne Helen
- Editore: Plume
- Collana: Plume (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 30 Settembre '14
- Genere: SOCIAL SCIENCE
- Argomenti : Motion pictures California Los Angeles Biography Motion picture industry California Los Angeles Anecdotes Scandals California Los Angeles
- Pagine: 289
- Dimensioni mm: 203 x 134 x 0
- EAN-13: 9780142180679