Hollywood Myths: The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most

Hollywood Myths: The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most Incredible Secrets and Scandals

Hollywood exists to create and sell myth. Often, however, the myths created on screen are secondary to the rumors, half-truths, and lies that circulate through studio back lots and the press. Discover the real stories behind Hollywoodâ€™s greatest myths, as veteran film critic and Hollywood reporter Joe Williams sorts fact from fiction and examines how these tales came to be and how they persisted.

Did Thomas Edison really invent the motion picture? Why has Charlie Chaplin survived as the undisputed king of the silent era? What about Fatty Arbuckle and that ill-fated boys' weekend in San Francisco? Did Woody Allen really marry his adopted daughter? Was there actually a suicide on the set of The Wizard of Oz (or are any of the other countless rumors about that film true)?

The tales featured in Hollywood Myths involve specific films, actors' private lives, the industry itself, and urban legends that have existed as long as Hollywood has. Throughout, Williams illuminates what it was that made the biggest starsâ€”from Marlon to Marilyn, Bogie to Bradâ€”shine so brightly on the silver screen. In all, 56 enduring myths are examined, in the process revealing the machinations of myth-making in the fast, loose, and out-of-control world of Hollywood.
Country USA
Brand Voyageur Press
Manufacturer Voyageur Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 194726
ReleaseDate 2012-10-15
UnitCount 1
UPCs 752748342415
EANs 9780760342411

Country	USA
Brand	Voyageur Press
Manufacturer	Voyageur Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	194726
ReleaseDate	2012-10-15
UnitCount	1
UPCs	752748342415
EANs	9780760342411

Hollywood Myths: The Shocking Truths Behind Film's Most Incredible Secrets and Scandals

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