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“john william law”

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  • The Longest Suicide in Hollywood

    The Death of Montgomery Clift

    by John William Law ...
    As matinee idols go, Montgomery Clift had the looks, the personality and the acting talent to climb to the top of the heap as one of Hollywood's leading men of the 1950s. Tackling westerns like Red River, suspense pictures like I Confess, war films like From Here to Eternity, to romance and drama in films like A Place in the Sun and The Heiress, Clift had it all.However, having it all was not ... Read more

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  • Movie Star & The Mobster

    Lana Turner, Johnny Stompanato and the Homicide in the Pink Bedroom

    by John William Law ...
    t was a rainy evening on April 4, 1958. Inside the master bedroom of a rented home at 730 North Bedford Drive a couple argued violently while a young 14-year-old listened in fear at the door. Fearing for her mother's safety and armed with a knife, as the door opened she rushed in, stabbing her mother's boyfriend, Johnny Stompanato, to death. It was Good Friday. Movie Star & the Mobster goes behind ... Read more

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  • Who Nuked the Duke?

    Atomic Testing and the Fallout Behind RKO's John Wayne Epic 'The Conqueror'

    by John William Law ...
    It's an epic tale that spans more than 30 years. As the Cold War took hold at that dawn of the 1950s the U.S. government began a program to perfect the atom bomb. The Nevada Test Site would be the prime location for testing atomic weapons on U.S. soil. A key to the program was to reduce impact to the public by having the radioactive nuclear fallout drift "downwind" into sparsely-inhabited areas of ... Read more

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    In the scores of posthumous tributes paid to Frank Sinatra after his death in 1998, most focused on his extraordinary reign as "The Voice" of twentieth-century pop music.But Sinatra was much more than a music icon. He was also one of the most popular movie stars of the 1940s, '50s, and '60s -- an Academy-Award winning actor with some sixty film credits to his name. He starred in some of the most ... Read more

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  • Rear Window

    The Making of a Hitchcock Masterpiece in the Hollywood Golden Age

    by Jennifer O'Callaghan ...
    The definitive, in-depth look inside the making of Alfred Hitchcock’s Rear Window—the all-time classic of voyeurism, paranoia, and murder that became one of Hollywood’s greatest achievements and turned generations of viewers into “a race of Peeping Toms.” . . .Before the internet and social media offered voyeuristic glimpses into the lives of others, the acclaimed Master of Suspense, Alfred ... Read more

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  • The Devil's Guide to Hollywood

    The Screenwriter as God!

    by Joe Eszterhas ...
    In The Devil's Guide to Hollywood, bestselling author and legendary bad-boy screenwriter Joe Eszterhas tells everything he knows about the industry, its players and screenwriting itself—from the first blank sheet of paper in the Olivetti to the size of the credit on the one-sheet."There's just one hunk of funny anecdote after another, quotes from everyone who ever mattered in the movie biz, and ... Read more

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  • Altman (Text-Only Edition)

    by Kathryn Reed Altman ...
    This intimate and critical biography of the pioneering director explores his life, work, and creative process—with contributions by fellow filmmakers.For decades, Robert Altman fascinated audiences with films such as McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Nashville, Gosford Park, and many others. He won critical acclaim by combining technical innovation with subversive, satirical humor and impassioned political ... Read more

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  • The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe

    by J. Randy Taraborrelli ...
    From New York Times bestselling author J. Randy Taraborrelli comes the definitive biography of the most enduring icon in popular American culture.When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s, the world was told that her mother was either dead or simply not a part of her life. However, that was not true. In fact, her mentally ill mother was very much present in Marilyn's world and the complex ... Read more

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  • Nothin' Comes Easy

    The Life of Rodney Dangerfield

    by Michael Seth Starr ...
    The first-ever biography of the legendary comic and the most improbable rise to fame in the history of American comedy. Getting there wasn’t always a laughing matter.Rodney Dangerfield’s fidgety delivery, self-deprecating humor, and catchphrase “I don’t get no respect” made him a comedy icon in nightclubs, on television, and in movies. But Rodney’s long road to stardom was as rocky as his real ... Read more

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  • Jack

    A Biography of Jack Nicholson

    by Edward Douglas ...
    Jack Nicholson is one of the longest-lasting and most recognized sex symbols of our time. This sizzling biography goes deep in-depth, relating exclusive interviews with past flames and flings, to shed light on the unique charisma and magnetism of one of America's most respected and desired movie stars.Among the startling revelations:A longtime girlfriend who describes Jack's reaction when he at ... Read more

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  • A Murder in Hollywood

    The Untold Story of Tinseltown's Most Shocking Crime

    by Casey Sherman ...
    USA TODAY BESTSELLER"A wild ride beneath the glitz and glamour of 1950s Hollywood, proving once again that Casey Sherman is a master of the genre."—Ben Mezrich, New York Times bestselling author of Dumb Money, Bringing Down the House, and The Accidental BillionairesThe dark story behind the bright lights of TinseltownFrom the outside, Hollywood starlet Lana Turner seemed to have i... ... Read more

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  • John Wayne: The Westerns, an essay (The David Morrell Cultural-Icon Series)

    by David Morrell ...
    Few film actors had the lasting popularity of John Wayne, especially when he appeared in westerns. During his lifetime, he was a top-ten box office star for twenty-four years. Three decades after his death, a 2012 Harris poll continued to place him among the top 5 most popular film actors. In this comprehensive essay, Rambo-creator David Morrell analyzes Waynes career in westerns and explores his ... Read more

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