Hollywoodland

Hollywoodland is a rich tour of the vanished way of life that was Hollywood in the first half of the twentieth century. Wallace has unearthed new stories and fresh details about some of the era's biggest names and how they lived, worked, and played. His research brings the dawn of the studio era back to life and reveals that the truth about stars' lives at that period was more interest-ing than anything committed to celluloid. Hollywood-land explores, among other topics: high society, the great rancho retreats, 'twilight' guys and gals, getting high, dream houses, Santa Bar-bara and other star playgrounds, the mob and the movie business, and celebrated on-screen and off-screen fashions. It resurrects a colorful and evocative era in the history of the movies and will delight and inform even the most knowledgeable film buff.Wallace, David is the author of 'Hollywoodland' with ISBN 9780312316143 and ISBN 0312316143.