Hollywood anecdotes
by Paul F. Boller
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What do legends Groucho Marx, Bette Davis, W. C. Fields, and Alfred Hitchcock have in common? They are just four of the luminaries mentioned in Hollywood Anecdotes, the definitive oral history of film's Golden Era. Educational and entertaining, here are authentic and apocryphal anecdotes about the American movie industry and various aspects of American filmmaking. This collection gathers many of the most memorable stories ever recorded about the stars, directors, and producers who put the show more tinsel in Tinseltown. Performed with effervescent charm and wit by one of America's most beloved actresses, Debbie Reynolds, Hollywood Anecdotes brings back all your favorite memories of the silver screen's heyday. show lessTags
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Collection of paragraph long stories and quotes about various aspects of Hollywood and its denizens. (Not sure if denizens is right, but it sounds nice.) Some, of course, more interesting than others; nothing that I need to save.
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32+ Works 1,984 Members
Paul F. Boller, Jr. is Professor Emeritus at Texas Christian University
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- Canonical title
- Hollywood anecdotes
- Original publication date
- 1987 (actual quotes from many previous dates) (actual quotes from many previous dates)
- Important places
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- First words
- To see the first movies cost only a penny: about what it took to buy an apple, some nails, a roll, or a piece of candy.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)When the interior secretary sponsored the tough-guy spots, he hoped the "macho image" these performers projected on the scree would "put a negative social stigma" on people who might abuse public lands. If it did, it would undoubtedly "make his day." 30
- Blurbers
- Diller, Phyllis; Martin, Mary; Leigh, Janet; Bennett, Joan; Hedren, Tippi; Autry, Gene (show all 9); DeCamp, Rosemary; Raskin, David; Bach, Steven
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- Reviews
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- Rating
- (3.50)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Audiobook, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 5
- ASINs
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