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Letters from Hollywood

Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking

by Rocky Lang
Barbara Hall
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Rare correspondence from Humphrey Bogart, Audrey Hepburn, Frank Sinatra, Jane Fonda, and other Hollywood luminaries from the silent film era to the 1970s.
 
Letters from Hollywood reproduces in full color scores of entertaining and insightful pieces of correspondence from some of the most notable and talented film industry names of all time—from the silent era to the golden age, and up through the pre-email days of the 1970s. Culled from libraries, archives, and personal collections, the 135 letters, memos, and telegrams are organized chronologically and are annotated by the authors to provide backstories and further context. While each piece reveals a specific moment in time, taken together, the letters convey a bigger picture of Hollywood history. Contributors include celebrities like Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock, Humphrey Bogart, Frank Sinatra, Katharine Hepburn, Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Cary Grant, Francis Ford Coppola, Tom Hanks, and Jane Fonda. This is the gift book of the season for fans of classic Hollywood.
With a foreword by Peter Bogdanovitch.
"This is, quite simply, one of the finest books I've ever read about Hollywood." —Leonard Maltin

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    April 12, 2022

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      • ISBN: 9781683356660

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    • Library Journal

      January 17, 2020

      Before email, Hollywood notables kept in touch, made deals, and traded barbs using letters, telegrams, and memos. Scouring widely scattered archives and estates, Lang (Growing up Hollywood) and Hall (formerly, archivist & oral historian, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences) reproduce 135 documents with informative sidebar commentary, producing an offbeat portrait of Hollywood from its early days to 1976. In these pages, Tallulah Bankhead unsuccessfully attempts to convince producer David O. Selznick that she should play Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind, playwright Clifford Odets defends his unflattering portrait of gossip columnists to Hedda Hopper, and screenwriter Robert Sherwood urges producer Sam Goldwyn not to make The Best Years of Our Life, about returning World War II vets, which ironically, with Sherwood's help, became one of the most honored films of its era. Also highlighted here are escape artist Harry Houdini, comedian and filmmaker Groucho Marx, and suspense master Alfred Hitchcock. VERDICT Only dedicated film buffs will read this volume from cover to cover, but they will have a blast. Recommended for comprehensive film history collections.--Stephen Rees, formerly with Levittown Lib., PA

      Copyright 2020 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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