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Scandals of Classic Hollywood : Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema by Anne Helen Petersen (2014, Trade Paperback)

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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.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
014218067x
ISBN-13
9780142180679
eBay Product ID (ePID)
5038278496

Product Key Features

Book Title
Scandals of Classic Hollywood : Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema
Author
Anne Helen Petersen
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Social History, General, Popular Culture, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Film / History & Criticism
Publication Year
2014
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History, Social Science, Performing Arts
Number of Pages
320 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8.3in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
9.7 Oz

Additional Product Features

Lc Classification Number
Pn1993.5.U65p48 2014
Grade from
Twelfth Grade
Reviews
Praise for Scandals of Classic Hollywood "Engaging...Petersen is an author for our age." - The Boston Globe "Insightful." -TIME Magazine "Clear and convincing...Although Petersen's book benefits from intelligent analysis of archival research, she writes with the verve of an enthusiast." -LA Times "Terrific and thoughtful and fascinating." -NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour "Smart, relevant, and fun...think TMZ with a PhD." - Bitch "Compulsively readable." - The Rumpus "Compulsively readable...[Petersen] sheds light on often-repeated myths with impeccable research and razor-sharp analysis." -Yahoo "[This] dishy book delivers the juicy anecdotes readers crave." -NY Post "Dishy as hell." -Refinery29 "Not merely a rehash of salacious old Hollywood gossip, Petersen revivifies flattened images of Hollywood icons...Wide-ranging and surprisingly thoughtful." - Kirkus "Brisk and lively." - Library Journal
Copyright Date
2014
Lccn
2014-001814
Dewey Decimal
384/.80979494
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes

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