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This Was Hollywood : Forgotten Stars and Stories by Carla Valderrama (2020, Hardcover)

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This Was Hollywood is her first book. She lives in Los Angeles, where she can be seen wearing heart-shaped sunglasses and heard laughing anywhere within a five-mile radius. The shocking fate of the world's first movie star.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherRunning Press

ISBN-100762495863

ISBN-139780762495863

eBay Product ID (ePID)27038689319

Product Key Features

Book TitleThis Was Hollywood : Forgotten Stars and Stories

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicPopular Culture, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism

Publication Year2020

IllustratorYes

GenreArt, Performing Arts, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorCarla Valderrama

Book SeriesTurner Classic Movies Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight26.5 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2020-935509

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"[T]his isn't your typical stocking-stuffer novelty item.... Valderrama's secret history of the film industry keeps it classy even when she's airing decades-old dirty laundry. This Was Hollywood is laid out in the style of a vintage fan magazine, featuring bold graphic design backed by meticulous research that brings silver-screen icons, both immortal and largely forgotten, to life once again on the page." -- AV Club, "Come for the history lessons, fascinating backstories, historical ads and images; stay for Puzzums, 'the cat who conquered Hollywood.'" -- Variety, "Valderrama resurrects the golden age of Tinseltown in all its splendor and silliness.... For the cinephile on your list, This Was Hollywood will be a treat."-- Kirkus Reviews, "[T]his isn't your typical stocking-stuffer novelty item.... Valderrama's secret history of the film industry keeps it classy even when she's airing decades-old dirty laundry. This Was Hollywood is laid out in the style of a vintage fan magazine, featuring bold graphic design backed by meticulous research that brings silver-screen icons, both immortal and largely forgotten, to life once again on the page."-- AV Club, "Carla Valderrama genuinely loves Hollywood history, as you can tell from every page of this book. Her enthusiasm is matched only by her determination to back up her stories with good, old-fashioned research. I learned a lot from This Was Hollywood and you will, too."-- Leonard Maltin, film critic and historian, "Come for the history lessons, fascinating backstories, historical ads and images; stay for Puzzums, 'the cat who conquered Hollywood.'"-- Variety, "Carla Valderrama took her popular This Was Hollywood account and turned it into a new book, digging deep into the Golden Age of film.... The book is packed with photos and Valderrama's research takes its own spotlight with a unique visual treatment modeled after golden age periodicals." -- LAist, "Carla Valderrama took her popular This Was Hollywood account and turned it into a new book, digging deep into the Golden Age of film.... The book is packed with photos and Valderrama's research takes its own spotlight with a unique visual treatment modeled after golden age periodicals."-- LAist, "Valderrama resurrects the golden age of Tinseltown in all its splendor and silliness.... For the cinephile on your list, This Was Hollywood will be a treat." -- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Decimal791.430979494

SynopsisFrom former screen legends who have faded into obscurity to new revelations about the biggest movie stars, Valderrama unearths the most fascinating little-known tales from the birth of Hollywood through its Golden Age.The shocking fate of the world's first movie star. Clark Gable's secret love child. The film that nearly ended Paul Newman's career. A former child star who, at ninety-three, reveals her #metoo story for the first time. Valderrama unfolds these stories, and many more, in a volume that is by turns riveting, maddening, hilarious, and shocking.Drawing on new interviews, archival research, and an exhaustive library of photographs, This Was Hollywood is a compelling and visually stunning catalogue of the lost history of the movies., In this one-of-a-kind Hollywood history, the creator of Instagram's celebrated @ThisWasHollywood reveals the forgotten past of the film world in a dazzling visual package modeled on the classic fan magazines of yesteryear. From former screen legends who have faded into obscurity to new revelations about the biggest movie stars, Valderrama unearths the most fascinating little-known tales from the birth of Hollywood through its Golden Age. The shocking fate of the world's first movie star. Clark Gable's secret love child. The film that nearly ended Paul Newman's career. A former child star who, at ninety-three, reveals her #metoo story for the first time. Valderrama unfolds these stories, and many more, in a volume that is by turns riveting, maddening, hilarious, and shocking. Drawing on new interviews, archival research, and an exhaustive library of photographs, This Was Hollywood is a compelling and visually stunning catalogue of the lost history of the movies.

LC Classification NumberPN1993.5.U65