An absolutely wonderful book with a lot of scandalous photos. I have an old hardback copy of this book and I love it! I've also used various photos in the book as artistic inspiration for black and white drawings and this, that, and the other. True or not, the stories are a fabulously juicy insight into Old Hollywood.

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A quick read with many interesting tidbits about the evolving of Hollywood in its begining days. Interesting and sometimes shocking images but in all a good book. It would be interesting to have one written about today's Hollywood.

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Interesting book about scandals during Hollywood's "Golden Age."

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Good book. No current scandals though. Written in 1975, it mostly deals with the old Hollywood of the 20's through the 40's.

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A fascinating account of the crazy lives of Hollywood stars beginning at the silent era through 60's - along with countless b&w photos. Stories range from drug addiction & adultery to mob murders, suicides & rape.

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This was a quite interesting account of the scandals that have rocked Hollywood since the early days in the teens and 1920's up until the 1960's. The stories include sex scandals, drug scandals, murders, and suicides and involve almost all the top Hollywood stars of the day. Included is the death of a young starlet at a drunken party where Fatty Arbuckle is put on trial for murder; the divorce of Charlie Chaplin after he is coerced into an unwanted marriage; the shooting of a Hollywood director on board the yacht of William Randolph Hearst (this incident was made into an interesting movie called The Cat's Meow);

the death of Rudolph Valentino; the sexual hijinks of Clara Bow, Jean Harlow, Mae West, Errol Flynn, and many others; and the deaths of Marilyn Monroe, Jayne Mansfield, Sharon Tate, and many many more.

I enjoyed this from a somewhat voyeuristic view. But probably the best part of the book were the countless photos that were included of many of the stars and events that are included in the book. I would recommend this for anyone interested in the heyday of Hollywood.

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I love this book, I got it to add to my library. I read it twenty years ago and was fascinated by the Hollywood Folklore. This truly is a great piece of glossy fluff!

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Interesting stories about old Hollywood.

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