Hollywood Scandal
Get lost in these juicy true-life stories of celebrity scandal.
All that heaven allows: a biography of Rock Hudson
Griffin, Mark, 1968- author
2018
The definitive biography of the deeply complex and widely misunderstood matinee idol of Hollywood's Golden Age. Devastatingly handsome, broad-shouldered and clean-cut, Rock Hudson was the ultimate movie star. The embodiment of romantic masculinity in American film throughout the '50s and '60s, Hudson reigned supreme as the king of Hollywood and successfully transitioned to television in the '70s and '80s. Despite appearing to have it all, beneath the suave and commanding star persona, there was an insecure, deeply conflicted, and all too vulnerable human being who grew up poor, was abandoned by his biological father, abused by an alcoholic stepfather, and controlled by his domineering mother. Despite seemingly insurmountable obstacles, Hudson was determined to become an actor at all costs. In a more conservative era, Hudson's wholesome, straight arrow screen image was at odds with his closeted homosexuality. As a result of his gay relationships and clandestine affairs, Hudson was continually threatened with public exposure, by scandal sheets and by a number of his own partners. For years, Hudson dodged questions concerning his private life, but in 1985 the public learned that the actor was battling AIDS. The disclosure that such a revered public figure had contracted the illness focused worldwide attention on the epidemic. Drawing on more than 100 interviews with co-stars, family members and former companions, and with unprecedented access to private journals, personal correspondence, and production files, this is a complete and nuanced portrait of one of the most fascinating stars in cinema history.
The castle on Sunset : life, death, love, art, and scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont
Levy, Shawn, author
2019
An apartment house-turned-hotel, Chateau Marmont is perched above the Sunset Strip like a fairytale castle. The Chateau has welcomed the most iconic and iconoclastic personalities in film, music, and media. And much of what's happened inside the Chateau's walls has eluded the public eye-- until now. Levy recounts the wild revelries and scandalous liaisons, the creative breakthroughs and marital breakdowns, the births and deaths that the Chateau has been a party to. The result is a glittering tribute to Hollywood as seen from inside the walls of its most hallowed hotel.
The dark heart of Hollywood : glamour, guns and gambling-inside the Mafia's global empire
Thompson, Douglas (Douglas Henry)
2012
Dark history of Hollywood : a century of greed, corruption, and scandal behind the movies
Connolly, Kieron. author
2014
Furious love : Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the marriage of the century
Kashner, Sam
2010
The definitive, larger-than-life account of the greatest Hollywood love story ever -- the romance of Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.
Hedy's folly : the life and breakthrough inventions of Hedy Lamarr, the most beautiful woman in the world
Rhodes, Richard, 1937- author
2012
Hollywood godfather : the life and crimes of Billy Wilkerson
Wilkerson, W. R., 1951-
2018
"The first full biography of Billy Wilkerson, the owner and publisher of the Hollywood reporter and Tinseltown's premier behind-the-scenes power broker during the 1930s, '40s, and '50s"-- Provided by publisher.
Hollywood hellraisers : the wild lives and fast times of Marlon Brando, Dennis Hopper, Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson
Sellers, Robert, author
2010
Hollywood urban legends : the truth behind all those delightfully persistent myths of film, television, and music
Roeper, Richard.
2001
Hollywood's Eve : Eve Babitz and the secret history of L.A.
Anolik, Lili, author.
2019
An "account of the birth, adolescence, and adulthood of 20th-century Hollywood through the vivid and unashamed life of Los Angeles-born glamour girl, bohemian, artist, muse, sensualist, wit, and pioneering writer Eve Babitz"-- Provided by publisher.
Last night at the Viper room : River Phoenix and the Hollywood he left behind
Edwards, Gavin, 1968-, author
2013
Room {1219} : the life of Fatty Arbuckle, the mysterious death of Virginia Rappe, and the scandal that changed Hollywood
Merritt, Greg, 1965-, author
2013
Scandals of classic Hollywood : sex, deviance, and drama from the golden age of American cinema
Petersen, Anne Helen.
2014
"A collection of shocking clashes and controversies from Hollywood's Golden Age, featuring notorious personalities including Judy Garland, Cary Grant, Jean Harlow, and more"-- Provided by publisher.
Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood
Longworth, Karina, 1980- author
2018
Six degrees of Paris Hilton : inside the sex tapes, scandals, and shakedowns of the new Hollywood
Ebner, Mark C.
2008
Trumbo : a biography of the Oscar-winning screenwriter who broke the Hollywood blacklist
Cook, Bruce, 1932-2003.
2015
