The Hollywood Book of Scandals
The Shocking, Often Disgraceful Deeds and Affairs of Over 100 American Movie and TV Idols
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For as long as there have been big Hollywood stars there have been explosive Hollywood scandals: from the Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle rape case to the puzzling death of Thelma Todd, from Lana Turner and the fatal knifing of mobster Johnny Stompanato to Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini’s forbidden love. This volume spotlights 32 of the most spectacular scandals in all of Tinseltown’s extravagant history. Included, among others, are chapters on the William Desmond Taylor murder case, Wallace Reid’s drug-filled finale, the Mob taking on Hollywood, Jean Harlow and Paul Bern’s deadly marriage, Loretta Young and Clark Gable’s secret love child, Joan Crawford: the demon mother, Errol Flynn’s statutory rape trial, Robert Mitchum: filmdom’s literate rebel, Marilyn Monroe’s sad fate, Liberace playing the Hollywood game, Elizabeth Taylor’s seduction of crooner Eddie Fisher, Judy Garland’s pathetic public meltdown, Bob Crane’s baffling ghastly murder, the Saturday Night Live curse, Heidi Fleiss: ex-madam to the stars, the sensational fallout of Woody Allen’s union with Mia Farrow, the killing of rapper Tupac Shakur, O. J. Simpson and the murder case of the century, and the Robert Blake homicide trial.
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Popular cult author and showbusiness insider JamesParish exposes the scandalsthat rocked Tinseltown
Nothing intrigues the public more than agood, juicy scandal. Add a famous Hollywoodstar or two to the mix and the nationis hooked. The Hollywood Book of Scandalsprovides the full account of 32 big, provocativescandals―complete with all the sexy,scintillating, and often shocking details.Written by veteran show business chroniclerJames Robert Parish, this book dishes thefull dirt on:
• Bob Crane’s mysterious death
• Elizabeth Taylor’s seduction ofEddie Fisher
• Robert Mitchum’s arrest fordrug possession
• Judy Garland’s public meltdown
• Errol Flynn’s trial for statutory rape
• Winona Ryder’s shoplifting trial
More than 100 black-and-white celebrityphotos offer readers a close-up look at theleading players in these sordid dramas.
About the Author:
James Robert Parish is a leading authority on show business and popular culture and the acclaimed author of many published books, including The Hollywood Book of Death, Hollywood Bad Boys, Hollywood Divas, and The Hollywood Book of Love.
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