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Wife of the Life of the Party
Examines the life of the actress Lita Grey, her marriage to Charlie Chaplin, and the bitter divorce which followed
Perpetually Cool
Anna May Wong was an extraordinary Asian American woman who became the country's most famous film actress of Chinese descent. From small parts in silent films to starring roles in …
Actors on Red Alert
The anti-Communist hysteria that began in the 1930s was further empowered in 1938 when the House of Representatives established the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. Soon …
Lionheart in Hollywood
The autobiography of actor/producer Wilcoxon's (1905-1984) career during his almost 30-year association with Cecil B. DeMille. Beginning in 1933 and culminating with DeMille's …
Some Day We'll Laugh
One of Paramount's major female stars of the Twenties, Esther Ralston is remembered for her work in Peter Pan (1924), Beggar on Horseback (1925), The American Venus (1926), A Kiss …
The Films of Reginald Leborg
This is the first in-depth look at Reginald LeBorg, the quintessential Hollywood contract director, who worked constantly during the 1940s and 50s at such studios as Universal, …
Twentieth Century-Fox
New in Paperback! In 1935, two film production companies merged to form one of the most influential corporations in the world—Twentieth Century-Fox. Here is the story of that …
Charlie Chaplin
Many remember Charlie Chaplin's comic masterpiece, The Gold Rush, as the finest blend of comedy and farce ever brought to the screen. Far fewer remember its heroine, Georgia Hale …
And the Stars Spoke Back
Shopping with Audrey Hepburn...Clubbing with Peter O'Toole...Going to the races with Omar Sharif...Witnessing a domestic spat between Rex Harrison and his wife Rachel …
Some Cutting Remarks
Recounts the life of two-time Academy Award winner, Ralph E. Winters, whose career spanned two-thirds of the 20th century. Drawing from his own ascent through MGM studio system, …
George Arliss
By any reasonable expectation, George Arliss should not have succeeded as a star, either on stage or in film. Yet he achieved a career enjoyed by very few in the performing arts. …
Stars of the Silents
A contagious passion pervades the pages of this volume..