Sex Lives of the Hollywood Idols
Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2003-07
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9781853755231
Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,71 MB
Release : 2003-07
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN : 9781853755231
Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher :
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 33,14 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Motion picture actors and actresses
ISBN :
Author : Scotty Bowers
Publisher : Grove
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 12,93 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Male prostitutes
ISBN : 9781611856071
The wholesome image of America propagated by Hollywood in the 1940s, '50s and '60s is one of the most persistent in popular culture: loving wives, smiling children. But off the set, many of the actors who helped create this image were secretly leading very wild lives, and one man in particular was helping them: Scotty Bowers. At a time when sex outside of marriage was taboo, Scotty built up a reputation as the guy who could discreetly fix you up. Scotty slept with many stars himself, and connected others with his friends. Here, he tells his story for the first time. Scotty came to Hollywood after serving in the Marines in World War II, and began working at a gas station on Hollywood Boulevard. One day, he was approached and picked up by actor Walter Pidgeon, who whisked him off to a friend's villa for the first of many encounters with Hollywood's rich and famous. He developed long-term friendships with stars like Katharine Hepburn and Noel Coward, but he always kept it quiet--until he now provides a lost chapter in the history of the sexual revolution.--From publisher description.
Author : Skip E. Lowe
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 20,17 MB
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781497307261
Skip E. Lowe's memoirs of growing up in Hollywood, traveling all over the world as an entertainer and hobnobbing with the rich and famous. Sexual romps and heartbreaking adventures, this is a memorable, sexy, and poignant look at the lives of the stars when the camera is turned off. Follow the remarkable adventures of Skip E. Lowe through the glory of early Hollywood, New York, Europe, multiple wars, decades of globe-trotting, and non-stop sexual adventures. Artist salons with Paul Bowles, Truman Capote, and Tennessee Williams... buying produce for Marlon Brando, showering with James Dean, crashing with Barbara Hutton in Tangiers, cooking for Troy Donahue- here is a funny, poignant, and sexy look at the real people behind the celebrity names- from someone who partied, sheltered, and jumped in bed with the best of them. At times outrageously shocking, at times painfully touching, this a memorable read if you have ever wondered about the lives of the Hollywood stars.
Author : Anne Helen Petersen
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101635479
Celebrity gossip meets history in this compulsively readable collection from Buzzfeed reporter Anne Helen Peterson. This guide to film stars and their deepest secrets is sure to top your list for movie gifts and appeal to fans of classic cinema and hollywood history alike. Believe it or not, America’s fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Cardi B, Kanye's tweets, and the #metoo allegations that have gripped Hollywood. And the stars of yesteryear? They weren’t always the saints that we make them out to be. BuzzFeed's Anne Helen Petersen, author of Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud, is here to set the record straight. Pulling little-known gems from the archives of film history, Petersen reveals eyebrow-raising information, including: • The smear campaign against the original It Girl, Clara Bow, started by her best friend • The heartbreaking story of Montgomery Clift’s rapid rise to fame, the car accident that destroyed his face, and the “long suicide” that followed • Fatty Arbuckle's descent from Hollywood royalty, fueled by allegations of a boozy orgy turned violent assault • Why Mae West was arrested and jailed for "indecency charges" • And much more Part biography, part cultural history, these stories cover the stuff that films are made of: love, sex, drugs, illegitimate children, illicit affairs, and botched cover-ups. But it's not all just tawdry gossip in the pages of this book. The stories are all contextualized within the boundaries of film, cultural, political, and gender history, making for a read that will inform as it entertains. Based on Petersen's beloved column on the Hairpin, but featuring 100% new content, Scandals of Classic Hollywood is sensationalism made smart.
Author : Stephen Schochet
Publisher : Hollywood Stories
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 24,69 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0963897276
Just when you thought you've heard everything about Hollywood comes a totally original new book - a special blend of biography, history and lore. Hollywood Stories is packed with wild, wonderful short tales about famous stars, movies, directors and many others who have been part of the world's most fascinating, unpredictable industry! Full of funny moments and twist endings, Hollywood Stories features an amazing, icons and will keep you totally entertained!
Author : Irving Wallace
Publisher : Feral House
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 12,25 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1932595295
Presents intimate and revealing information about the sexual exploits of over two hundred famous individuals of the near and distant past.
Author : Raymond Sarlot
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 28,77 MB
Release : 2013-04-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1101598697
Raymond Sarlot bought the Chateau Marmont in 1975, but what was originally a business purchase became a love affair as he delved into the hotel's incredible history. From its perch overlooking the Sunset Strip, the glamorous Marmont reigned for decades as the spot for artists, writers, musicians, and actors of every stripe and remains a home-away-from-home for A-listers like Scarlett Johansson and Johnny Depp. Here, Sarlot and co-author Fred E. Basten share a wealth of scandalous and intriguing tales about them all, from the stars of Hollywood's Golden Era like Jean Harlow and Grace Kelly to idols of the sixties and seventies like Jim Morrison and John Belushi (who tragically died there in 1982). Whether your obsession is Hollywood history or celebrity gossip, Life at the Marmont has plenty of gripping, juicy stories to fascinate.
Author : Boze Hadleigh
Publisher :
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Helps blow the cover off the gilded cage. It opens the closet door for a look at, and conversation with, ten gay men of the silver screen.
Author : Nigel Cawthorne
Publisher : Prion (GB)
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 50,20 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Art
ISBN :
This eighth volume in the SEX LIVES series gives pen portraits of great artists who painted nudes, such as Picasso, Gauguin, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Goya, Dali and Degas. The author questions whether they were using the excuse of emulating the artists of the ancient world simply in order to persuade young men and women to take their clothes off.