Hollywood Boozers, Brawlers and Hard-Luck Cases

Laura Wagner

Hollywood Boozers, Brawlers and Hard-Luck Cases
Format
Paperback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
30 January 2025
Pages
120
ISBN
9781476690117

Hollywood Boozers, Brawlers and Hard-Luck Cases

Laura Wagner

In the Golden Era of moviemaking, motion picture studios "owned" Hollywood from the beat cops on up, meaning that the wild misadventures of top-earning movie stars were regularly swept out of the public eye. But no such effort was expended on behalf of minor stars, and their shenanigans became tabloid gold in newspapers across America, damaging careers, reputations and lives.

This book presents 15 life stories of Golden Age Hollywood from the sordid to the sad, from battles with the bottle to nightclub brawls, hard-luck childhoods, and even murder. Each write-up includes biographical information, much of which has gone unseen for decades, and filmographies.

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