Hollywood horrors : murders, scandals, and cover-ups from Tinseltown

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"Features known and lesser-known stories from Hollywood such as the Black Dahlia murder, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's trial for the murder of Virginia Rappe, Johnny Stompanato's murder, and more"-- Provided by publisher.

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Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) History

Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Social life and customs

Motion picture industry California Los Angeles History

Scandals California Los Angeles History

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ISBN:

9781493060078

Description:

xii, 289 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction. Halcyon : origins of cinema
Harbinger : scandals of the silent era
Dead on arrival : Thomas Ince's birthday party
Blood and oil : the trouble at Greystone
The bombshell in Benedict Canyon : Jean Harlow and Paul Bern
An aside : the production code
The ruse : Loretta Young and Judy Lewis
Ice cream blonde : Thelma Todd's last night out
Nightclubbing : The battle for Sunset Strip
Hollywood before #MeToo : Errol Flynn's statutory rape trial
The lost girl : Elizabeth Short's Hollywood
The madam : Brenda Allen and her girls
Stoned : Robert Mitchum's Laurel Canyon raid
The ice queen's daughter : Lana Turner, Cheryl Crane, and Johnny Stompanato
Elizabeth Taylor : Love, loss, and lust for life

LCCN:

2021024246

Control Number:

3096839

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