True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murders

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True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murders

2014 IPPY Bronze Medal Award. A tantalizing mixture of classic Hollywood nostalgia and true crime, True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murder, featuring 100 rare photographs, is suspenseful, entertaining, and eminently readable. Uncover true stories of mystery and murder in a dozen different chapters featuring William Desmond Taylor, Thomas Ince, Jean Harlow, Thelma Todd, Joan Bennett, Lana Turner, George Reeves, Gig Young, Bob Crane, Natalie Wood, Robert Blake, and Mickey Cohen. Included in the cast of characters of this book are Johnny Stompanato, William Randolph Hearst, Marion Davies, and Charlie Chaplin. And find never before told mob stories about Ben "Bugsy" Siegel, Virginia Hill, and a host of notorious underworld figures. From 1922 until 2001, explore some of Filmlandâ€™s most fascinating mysteries, scandals and murders true Hollywood noir lived by the players behind the scenes. Each chapter dissects the various theories in each case, but it is up to you to make up your own mind. From the West Coast mob and city corruption intertwining with Hollywood mysteries on and off the screen, to the plots of noir films pulled from actual happenings in the underworld, get the stories behind the stories, the darker images playing out in living color behind the silver screen. While most of the actors featured here met with untimely tragic deaths or notorious misfortune coloring the remainder of their lives, the talent of these highly creative individuals and the legacy they've left us gives them a timeless immortality.

Country	USA
Author	Dina Di Mambro
Binding	Paperback
EAN	9780615572697
ISBN	0615572693
Label	Classichollywoodbios.com Publications
Manufacturer	Classichollywoodbios.com Publications
MPN	black & white illustrations
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	268
PartNumber	black & white illustrations
PublicationDate	2013-08-30
Publisher	Classichollywoodbios.com Publications
Studio	Classichollywoodbios.com Publications
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

True Hollywood Noir: Filmland Mysteries and Murders

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