Scandals Of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, And Drama From The Golden Age Of American Cinema

Scandals Of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, And Drama From The Golden Age Of American Cinema by Anne Helen Petersen


ISBN
9780142180679
Published
Released
01 / 12 / 2014
Binding
Paperback
Pages
304
Dimensions
139 x 210 x 16mm

Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen. And the stars of yesteryear? They weren't always the saints that we make them out to be. Film professor Anne Helen Petersen is here to set the record straight with Scandals of Classic Hollywood. 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 popular column on the Hairpin, but featuring 100% new content, Scandals of Classic Hollywood is sensationalism made smart.
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