Hollywood Archive Book

This is a compelling compilation of nostalgic photographs and essays that chronicle the Golden Age of Hollywood-from its beginnings in silent film through the 1960s. Hollywood Archive is a visual tour of classic Hollywood both on-screen and off. The actors, directors-all the players-tell the Hollywood story in their own words, many for the first time. Organized as an almanac, this comprehensive volume covers everything anyone ever wanted to know about Hollywood-and more. Original essays by such Hollywood insiders as: ? Richard de Mille, son of famed director Cecil B. DeMille ? Bette Davis gives advice to the lovelorn ? Shirley Temple writes to father Christmas ? Robert Osborne, host of the American Movie Classics television show and the celebrated film critic, on his personal list of favorites and his critical choices ? Well-known Hollywood historian Marc Wanamaker, often seen on "E!" (Entertainment television) on "The First Talkies" ? Longtime director/producer Roger Corman "master of the macabre"on "Horror Films" ? Clayton Moore, who starred as the Lone Ranger, on "Westerns" ? John Provost, star of Lassie on "Animals in Film" ? Tom Kelley, son of the photographer whose notorious nudes of Marilyn Monroe started her career ? Robert Harris and James C. Katz on film preservation ? Author Jim Heimann on the Hollywood nightlife scene ? Actor Robert Stack, whose first Hollywood kiss launched his career on "Screen Kisses"Read More