Scandals of Classic Hollywood, Anne Helen Petersen
Scandals of Classic Hollywood, Anne Helen Petersen
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Scandals of Classic Hollywood
Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema

Author: Anne Helen Petersen

Narrator: Romy Nordlinger

Unabridged: 9 hr 11 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/30/2014


Synopsis

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.

Part biography, part cultural history, the stories contained in this book cover the stuff that films are made of: love, sex, drugs, illegitimate children, illicit affairs, and botched cover-ups. Based on Anne Helen Petersen's popular column on the Hairpin, Scandals of Classic Hollywood is sensationalism made smart.


About Anne Helen Petersen

Anne Helen Petersen is a professor of film and media studies at Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington, where she also resides. She also writes for the women's Web site The Hairpin.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Heidi

Scandals of Classic Hollywood is about movie star scandals, obviously, but also shows the development of Hollywood and how public and private forces place tremendous pressure on the stars of film. I think it's extraordinary than anyone in the business can be normal at all considering what they go th......more

Goodreads review by Siv30

ספר מאיר עיניים ומרתק על גורלם של 14 כוכבי קולנוע שפעלו בהוליווד הקלאסית מתחילת המאה ה20 ועד שנות ה 70 לערך. בתוך כך הסופרת מתארת את היכרותם ונישואיהם של 3 זוגות מפורסמים שהיו מהאליטה של הוליווד: מרי פיקפורד ודאגלס פיירבנקס שנישואיהם היו אומללים וחסרי אושר. קלרק גייבל וקרול לומברד שנישואיהם היו מאושר......more

Goodreads review by Julie

Scandals of Classic Hollywood by Ann Helen Peterson is a 2014 Plume publication. I was provided a copy of this book by the publisher and Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review. As I began reading this book it struck me that one of the worst scandals portrayed here was the Fatty Arbuckle scandal w......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

I received an advanced uncorrected proof of this book from the publisher. The title intrigued me and I was expecting a juicy tell-all in the manner of "Hollywood Babylon." This book, however, was written by a woman who got a Ph.D. in "the history of the gossip industry" (?). So the book, while lavis......more