According to Niven, when USSR premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited Hollywood in September of 1959, they were treated to the filming of a dance scene for the upcoming Shirley MacLaine musical Can-Can—which evidently left the Soviet leader decidedly unimpressed. As Carole’s personal assistant, Julie must prevent the press from writing negative stories about her boss, which is somewhat difficult because Carole is having an affair with (married) Clark Gable, whose current picture is receiving acres of bad publicity. … Exciting. This old Hollywood story calls to mind the rise of many “Golden Age” actresses. Mar 1, 2015 - Explore Sofia's board "Old Hollywood & books" on Pinterest. Grab yourself a Gin Rickey and kick back with these irresistible tales from La La Land. The Loved One, Evelyn Waugh The policeman, not impressed, told him to beat it. (The first 25 are ranked after AFI's 25 greatest actresses of all time, the rest are not ranked in order!) Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020. ), Paperback Paperback The siblings’ close-knit relationship is threatened by the arrival of Alice Steele, a film costumer who’s no stranger to the seedy underbelly of Hollywood. To revisit this article, select My⁠ ⁠Account, then View saved stories. Before she wrote her wickedly dark, teen-centered contemporary books Dare Me, The Fever, and this summer’s gymnastics tour de force You Will Know Me, Abbott wrote straight-up noir. The Genius of the System by Thomas Schatz. Down ‘n’ dirty historical fiction set against Hollywood’s golden age? Sign up for our daily Hollywood newsletter and never miss a story. Thought Netflix’s Hollywood was juicy? The Golden Age of Hollywood, between the 1910s and 1960s, was a period when Hollywood experienced an influx of experimental film making. Reading the stars: books from old Hollywood. $13.95, What You See in the Dark, by Manuel Muñoz *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Goodreads. It’s no wonder that novels inspired by the gossip and intrigue of Tinseltown are so exciting to read. Use of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement (updated as of 1/1/21) and Your California Privacy Rights. Lora senses trouble and dives deep to snuff it out, but Alice always seems one step ahead, “peeling masks off only to expose other, still brighter masks beneath.”, Paperback Niven claims that Hopper, with her “brisk staccato way of demanding replies rather than asking questions,” was fond of summoning stars to her Beverly Hills home (which she called “the house that fear built”). Wild. “The sort who come to your parties but not your funeral.”) As a script-girl-in-training on the 1925 set of Don Q, Son of Zorro, starring Douglas Fairbanks, Jessie becomes embroiled in a series of slayings tangentially related to Fairbanks and his generous, powerhouse wife, Betty Pickford. 7. The Christmas IQ Quiz: Can You Name Which Books These Quotes Come From? This is one of my desert … Lombard. (shelved 23 times as old-hollywood) avg rating … In Horses, the British-born Niven reveals a generous but clear-eyed view of Hollywood from the 1930s to the early ’60s. Just wait until you hear what the golden age star had to say about Errol Flynn, Carole Lombard, and more in his memoir Bring on the Empty Horses. Books to Read If You Loved Once Upon a Time In Hollywood. What we talk about when we talk about Old Hollywood: classic movies, glamorous movie stars, true crime, lush romance, bitter disillusionment, and of course a dash of noir, all tucked away behind Los Angeles’s seemingly perfect, sun-shiny facade. Let go from his job at Megalopolitan Pictures, young poet Dennis Barlow scandalously leaves the film business for a job at Happier Hunting Grounds, a pet cemetery. If you loved Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time In Hollywood, we’ve got a few book suggestions for you! See more ideas about Old hollywood, Books, Hollywood. Here are all the actresses worth mentioning from this era. For Niven, perhaps no star in Hollywood was as tragic and troubled as his former roommate (and frequent costar) Errol Flynn. — The Week the Cameras Stopped: TV in the COVID-19 Era— Why Natalie Wood’s Daughter Is Confronting Robert Wagner About Wood’s Death— Inside Rock Hudson’s Real-Life Relationship With Agent Henry Wilson— How The Mandalorian Fought to Keep Baby Yoda From Being Too Cute— A First Look at Charlize Theron’s Immortal Warrior in The Old Guard— Back to the Future, Uncut Gems, and More New Titles on Netflix This Month— From the Archive: How Rock Hudson and Doris Day Helped Define the Romantic Comedy. Her 2005 debut, Die a Little, depicts twenty-something school teacher Lora and her beloved brother, Bill, a junior investigator, living together in 1950s Pasadena. Hardcover $11.99 $ 11. Through a series of thematic vignettes, Niven spills the tea on the passions and pretentions of stars like Humphrey Bogart (a real softie), Mary Astor (at her best in bed), Fred Astaire (a terrible dancer in public), Greta Garbo ( a big fan of skinny-dipping), and Charlie Chaplin (a pompous bore). Julie and Carole share more than just their home state of Indiana; they’re both determined to pave their own paths as women. Sometimes it takes an outsider’s perspective to see something for what it really is. “But it was fascinating, and if you were lucky, it was fun.”. 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On one particularly troubling occasion, Niven claims that Flynn (who was tried and acquitted of statutory rape by two women in the early 1940s) invited him to go view “the best-looking girls in L.A.” Allegedly, Flynn then drove them down Sunset Boulevard, parking directly across from Hollywood High just as school was letting out. Verified Purchase. Movie Star Memoirs It had me thinking a lot about the politics of outing the dead. Also, if you love old pictures of Hollywood then check out Wilshire Boulevard: Grand Concourse of Los Angeles. Advertisement. In 2016, mobile technology to monitor though-walls is smaller than a breadbox. F. Scott Fitzgerald’s last years on earth were spent in Hollywood as a staff writer at MGM, a position he found baffling at best. Print; Earlier this month, the New York Times ran an article about celebrity authored books. “San Quentin Quail. Delightful cameos arrive at a breakneck pace in this enchanting novel set behind the scenes of one of the greatest films of all time. The Hollywood Book of Scandals : The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of Over 100 American Movie and TV Idols The memoir is a follow-up to his equally delightful 1971 autobiography, The Moon’s a Balloon. What are your favorite novels about Old Hollywood? A Touch of Stardust, by Kate Alcott Additionally, such a system can identify elevated heart and respiratory rates in a crowd, acting as a physiological marker to a potential threat. The whole ballroom gasped when Lombard dared to come for Shearer, who was married to the all-powerful boy-wonder producer Irving Thalberg. See more ideas about old hollywood, hollywood, hollywood book. © 2021 Condé Nast. 110 miles north of L.A., a dusty inland city currently known for its poor air quality and 108-degree summers, Bakersfield was a very different place in the 1950s, beautifully rendered by Muñoz in his unforgettable 2011 debut novel. Reading the book is like getting an overdue phone call from an old friend — a friend who happens to get to talk to George Clooney on a regular basis. All rights reserved. “The great thing about Errol was you always knew exactly where you stood with him because he always let you down,” he writes. Three words for you: Carole. 4.5 out of 5 stars 54. Epic. I own Hollywood Love Stories. To Zelda, exiled at an asylum back east, he writes that he’s “ready to do battle with Goldwyn and Mayer and whatever third head of Cerberus guards the gates.” O’Nan’s effortlessly compelling imagining of Fitzgerald’s time in Los Angeles, in which he frets over his beloved daughter Scottie and romances Sheilah Graham, is so deft and real I think it may have launched a new literary style: third person memoir, perhaps? By Thomas Gladysz on June 27, 2011 at 6:00 AM. The greatest actresses of the pre-60's, Hollywood's Golden Age. The Fedora Lounge. Paperback Walk-on roles from Dorothy Parker, Ernest Hemingway, and Humphrey Bogart add to the poignant, booze-and-pill-soaked atmosphere of 1930s Hollywood. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. Rolston's photographs recall the glamour of "Old Hollywood" with postmodern irony, helping to point the way towards the cult of fame we live with today. My Wicked, Wicked Ways by Errol Flynn Sexy. Tragic. (“Hollywood friends,” scoffs Jessie’s confidante and housemate, Myrna Loy. Will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy. What a waste!” When a policeman approached the car to ask what exactly they were doing, Flynn retorted, “We are just admiring the scenery.”. It’s 1938, and Julie Crawford has come to Hollywood to write, just like her idol Frances Marion. There, terrified actors were plied with alcohol, spilling secrets—often their friends’—while Hopper “shrewdly sipped tonic water.”. “There is what you see and what you make of it, what you know for sure and what you have to experience, what others tell you and what gets confirmed.”, Paperback Just wait … A delicious, unputdownable mystery, Silent Murders is based in part on the real-life killing of director William Desmond Taylor. (Is it a coincidence that Mildred Pierce occupied nearby Glendale, or that a seedy motel is known as The Locust Arms? This is the first in George Baxt’s Hollywood Mysteries, set in Golden Age Hollywood—though this first book also takes place in New York City. What we talk about when we talk about Old Hollywood: classic movies, glamorous movie stars, true crime, lush romance, bitter disillusionment, and of course a dash of noir, all tucked away behind Los Angeles’s seemingly perfect, sun-shiny facade. $16.99, Die a Little, by Megan Abbott 5.0 out of 5 stars A great TCM published book on old Hollywood and its fascinating people and stories! 6 Irresistible Novels About Old Hollywood. Mar 7, 2020 - Explore ClassicFilmListress's board "old hollywood cook books", followed by 145 people on Pinterest. Authored by Darcy O’Brien, the son of two actors, this … City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s by Otto Friedrich. A Touch of Stardust book. I think not.) According to David Niven, debonair star of films including Wuthering Heights, Around the World in 80 Days, and Bonjour Tristesse, not all full-service brothels in the golden age of movies were run out of gas stations, as in Ryan Murphy’s Netflix series Hollywood. But others believe the second chapter is based on an experience Niven had with the troubled Vivien Leigh. He does so with such grace and panache that one is almost unaware secrets are being revealed—but revealed they are, much to every Hollywood fan’s gossipy delight. Whoever she was, Niven seems haunted by Missie—and perhaps his own complicity in Hollywood’s sexist and abusive system. According to Niven, in a voice loud enough for all of Hollywood to hear, Lombard proclaimed, “Who the fuck does Norma think she is? Mann. These were revolutionary years, filled with exceptional talent, new camera technology and more freedom for script writers. Sunny days around the pool, swaying palm trees, all-night parties, and maybe a day or two working … From the awards race to the box office, with everything in between: get the entertainment industry's must-read newsletter. In 1918 he and his first wife formed the Coburn Players and appeared on Broadway in many plays. Differing perspectives from out-of-towners and locals makes for a rich tapestry. conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr. Get 3 for the price of 2. Read 829 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. $21.99, Silent Murders, by Mary Miley Even in a culture obsessed with the future, Karina Longworth’s Old Hollywood podcast ... and her diary from that time is turned into a book and a movie [1944’s Four Jills in a Jeep]. Things only get stranger from there, when he falls for a cosmetician at a (human) mortuary. Enter smart, resourceful Jessie Carr, former Vaudeville actress who’s met enough hucksters, schemers, bootleggers, and scoundrels to recognize one when she sees one. Ahead, six of the juiciest tidbits from Niven’s pen. If you can’t resist those sensational tabloid headlines, this is the book for you. Briefly fired by famed director David O. Selznik (Julie was tardy delivering a message to him on the set of Gone With the Wind, but to be fair, Atlanta was on fire at the time), Julie is rescued from unemployment by none other than the witty, bawdy, good-hearted Ms. Lombard. A cigar-smoking, monocled, swag-bellied character actor known for his Old South manners and charm. The physical description is spot on, as is the biography. A bone-dry, hilarious look at the absurdity of Hollywood and those who become trapped trying to maintain careers as writers or publicists in an ever-fickle industry. Day of the Locust, by Nathanael West, What Makes Sammy Run?, by Budd Schulberg, and Play it as it Lays, by Joan Didion perpetually compete for Definitive Hollywood Book, but there are stacks of lesser-known supporting players in this category who deserve starring roles. Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild (Paperback) by David Stenn. With her death in 1937, he accepted a Hollywood contract and began making films at the age of sixty. Hollywood Historical Fiction. The Hollywood Book Club: (Portrait Photography Books, Coffee Table Books, Hollywood History, Old Hollywood Glamour, Celebrity Photography) by Steven Rea | Sep 10, 2019. In this sequel to Miley’s phenomenal debut The Impersonator, the title refers not only to the Silent Era film stars at risk, but also the method of their violent ends—the killer at large appears to be using a silencer. Hollywood has long been the land of dreams and epic storytelling, but many stories of scandal, betrayal, and mystery remain behind the curtain. “[It] was hardly a nursery for intellectuals, it was a hotbed of false values, it harbored an unattractive percentage of small-time crooks and con artists, and the chances of being successful there were minimal,” he writes. Old Hollywood Book Club. Prolific English writer Waugh went for the satiric jugular in this account of Brits living in 1940s Los Angeles and working in the entertainment industry. Thought Netflix’s Hollywood was juicy? A new documentary tells the story of Old Hollywood's inescapable closet through the eyes of a man once known as the “Pimp to the Stars.” ... Bowers’ book names names, and he goes into detail in your film about the particular sexual preferences of some of these celebrities. According to Niven, as her looks faded and her career hit the skids, Missie became addicted to pills supplied by doctor nicknamed “Needle Ned.” In his harrowing second chapter about Missie, Niven recalls caring for her alone for three days when she was in the midst of a major mental health crisis. 99 $16.95 $16.95. I used that book when I was doing research for my fictional book about 1935 Hollywood. To revisit this article, visit My Profile, then View saved stories. This was recommended by Ethan Lichtenberg from … He penned thirteen books in this series in which celebrities like Greta Garbo, William Powell, and Fred Astaire are involved in the murder cases and are sometimes the actual sleuth. Here are a few of my favorite books that explore Old Hollywood with great aplomb: Advertisement. The material on this site may not be reproduced, distributed, transmitted, cached or otherwise used, except with the prior written permission of Condé Nast. Books Advanced Search New Releases Best Sellers & More Children's Books Textbooks Textbook Rentals Sell Us Your Books Best Books of the Month 1-16 of over 1,000 results for Books : Collectible : "old hollywood" Errol Flynn Was a Big Fan of Hollywood High School. It’s a great book with beautiful pictures. This tale and many more are recorded in Niven’s 1975 memoir, Bring on the Empty Horses, which has long been considered by those in the know—including (strangely enough) conservative commentator William F. Buckley Jr.—one of the best books ever written about Hollywood in its studio-system heyday. He describes a hellish experience, with a naked, manic Missie taunting him, asking for his reassurance of her beauty, refusing to eat anything but cottage cheese, and never sleeping. In her book, The Girls: Sappho Goes to Hollywood, journalist Diana McLellan spent five years researching A-list lesbian love affairs of Old Hollywood (via The New York Times). An unassuming, lovely young Mexican American singer dates the most coveted white man in town, but their apparently dream-like romance ends in horror. $15.00. Of All the Gin Joints by Mark Bailey ($16): Mark Bailey exposes some of the best alcohol-soaked stories of classic Hollywood in this fun read. “Jailbait,” he told Niven. From historical fiction to tell-all books, find a story that will immerse you back into this world of old Hollywood … When you think of Old Hollywood, what do you see? A frenzied, “unconventional beauty…like a windup toy, or dominoes falling, unstoppable,” Alice snags Bill for her husband. Looking for more? Terrified of performing for children, Power leaned heavily on a bottle of scotch, and was soused when he turned up dressed as Father Christmas. In the 1940s, Hopper insinuated in her column that Citizen Kane star Joseph Cotten, whom Niven calls “the epitome of the Southern gentleman,” had been caught by Malibu cops in the backseat of his car with teenage star Deanna Durbin. Khrushchev and his cronies gazed with “undisguised horror,” writes Niven, as MacLaine and her scantily-clad dancer comrades “kicked their legs, swirled their petticoats, waggled their knees, and ended up with their skirts over their heads and their bottoms pointing directly at the guest of honor and his family.” Krushchev wound up giving a one-word summation of the performance to the publicity flacks who then asked for his comment: “DISGUSTING!”, Screwball comedian Carole Lombard, who was known for being particularly outspoken, was apparently incensed when 1930s MGM queen Norma Shearer showed up at her own all-white party at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in a bright red dress. 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