Category: Reading Notes
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Best Classic Hollywood Books of 2019
Best Old Hollywood Books of 2019 Best Biography: This is a tough one being there have been some great biographies released this year. I’m excluding the 50s blondes from this category being I already know I’m going to have a bias towards them. My vote is for Dutch Girl. Dutch Girl (which I received an…
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Zsa Zsa’s Never Found in New Book
Finding Zsa Zsa: The Gabors Behind the Legend by Sam Staggs promises to finally uncover the truth about the mysterious, glamorous Gabors from Hungary. Claiming to have exclusive interviews and never before seen information, one is promised the removal of the iron curtain the Gabor women hid themselves behind. Sam Staggs has written several books…
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Book Review: Barbara Payton – A Life in Pictures
A few years ago my friend Heather got me onto the beauty that was Barbara Payton. For those who don’t know whom the blondeshell was, Payton was an up-and-coming actress in the late 40s and 50s who would pass away, destitute, in 1967. I have written an article about her before which you can find…
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Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story – A Review
Hedy Lamarr has always been a bit of an enigma. Beautiful, glamorous, and mysterious, Lamarr seemingly took cues from 30s sensation Greta Garbo, eventually embracing a reclusive lifestyle. Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, a 2017 documentary produced by Susan Sarandon, attempts to introduce the world to the “real” Lamarr through interviews, film clips, newspapers and…
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Who Better To Write Than Themselves? Part 1
Recently I was talking to a dear friend about Veronica Lake’s autobiography, Veronica. She brought up a great question, “Do you think she lied?” Pondering for a bit I responded with “She told the truth according to her.” It seems like a bit of a wishy-washy answer. Do stars blatantly lie in their books? Yes, some…