The Bad & the Beautiful: Hollywood in the FiftiesW. W. Norton & Company, 2002 - 380 pagini With "fresh emphasis on little-known stories [and] an impressive number of eyewitnesses" (Chicago Tribune), Sam Kashner and Jennifer MacNair present "a revealing, ...ever fascinating glimpse into the shadowy reality and hidden mores of Hollywood in what was popularly considered a decade of innocence" (Suzanne Finstad). "[S]urprisingly vivid accounts" (People) of such public icons as Lana Turner, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, and Mae West explore the private scandals exploited by tabloids such as Confidential. Highlighting Hollywood's curious religious revival with The Robe, the film industry's exploitation of the potboiler Peyton Place, and the life of anarchic director Nick Ray of the enduring classic Rebel without a Cause, the authors "[give] a compelling sense" (Kirkus Reviews) of the unique obsessions of the era and the city's attempts to reinvent the magic and mystery of its past glories. Guided by the authors' historical savvy and intimate storytelling, we discover a city at a crossroads, attempting to reinvent the magic and mystery of its past glories. Tragic, irreverent, and always entertaining, The Bad and the Beautiful reveals the underground history of this turbulent decade in American film. |
Cuprins
Introduction | 11 |
Bill Tilden Lizabeth Scott | 47 |
Alvah Bessies Dream | 64 |
Manny Robinson | 81 |
Nicholas Ray | 99 |
Hollywoods Religious Revival | 123 |
Douglas Sirk | 139 |
Expats Artists and Oscar Levant | 156 |
Sweet Smell of Success | 217 |
Imitation of Life | 264 |
Louella Parsons Hedda Hopper and Sheilah Graham | 275 |
William Inges American Dreams | 308 |
Mae West Gloria Swanson and Sunset Boulevard | 327 |
Coda | 349 |
Acknowledgments | 355 |
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