The Bad and the Beautiful
Hollywood in the Fifties
Résumé
A vivid portrait of power, fame, and sex in 1950s Hollywood, from the rise of tabloid journalism to the making of legendary film icons.
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. 35 b/w photographs.
[T]he definitive take on sex, sleaze-mongering, moral vacuity, and paranoia in the American 1950s....This book soars.
James Ellroy, author of L.A. Confidential
A revealing, at times discomforting, ever fascinating glimpse into the shadowy reality and hidden mores of Hollywood.
Suzanne Finstad, author of Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood
I loved this book. The best stroll through glamorous, sexy old Hollywood that I've ever taken.
Burt Boyar, co-author of Yes, I Can: The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.
Many have called the Fifties the darkest decade in Hollywood history. [This] reveals all the fascinating ugly details. It's a must-read.
Ernest Lehman, screenwriter of North by Northwest, West Side Story, and other classic films
Contents
- Introduction
- Wink, Titter, and Flirt : Confidential Magazine
- The Lavender Closet: Bill Tilden, Lizabeth Scott, Tab Hunler, and Noel Coward
- Alvah Bessie's Dream
- High School Confidential: Manny Robinson, Sydney Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin Jr., and John Barryrnore Jr.
- Requiem for a Rebel: Nicholas Ray and the Doomed Trinity
- Sacred and Profane : Hollywood's Religious Revival, The Robe, and Richard Burton
- The Artist and "Charlie Movie Star": Douglas Sirk and the Making of Rock Hudson
- Legal Aliens: Expats, Artiste, and Oscar levant
- Love and Hate: A Place in the Sun and The Night of the Hunter
- Bell, Book, and Scandal : Kim Novak and Sammy Davis Jr.
- A Cookie Full of Arsenic: Sweel Smell of Success
- The Housewife and the Sweater Girl : How Peyton Place Saved Lana Turner
- Lana, the Sequel: Imitation of Life
- Sheer Bitchery : Louella Parsons, Hedda Hopper, and Sheilah Graham
- The Dark of the Top of the Stairs : William Inge's American Dreams
- The Waxworks : Mae West, Gloria Swanson, and Sunset Boulevard
- Coda
- Bibliography
- Index
L'auteur - Sam Kashner
Sam Kashner writes for GQ and Vanity Fair and is the author of the novel Sinatraland and other nonfiction books on Hollywood.
L'auteur - Jennifer MacNair
Jennifer MacNair, a graduate of Columbia University's School of Journalism, is a contributor to the online edition of PBS's NewsHour with Jim Lehrer.
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | W.W. Norton and Company |
| Auteur(s) | Sam Kashner, Jennifer MacNair |
| Parution | 27/10/2003 |
| Nb. de pages | 380 |
| Format | 14 x 21 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 345g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9780393324365 |
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