As Hollywood Book Chat has now crossed the 2,000-member threshold today, I want to thank all the wonderful readers and fans for their participation these last two years. You are all amazing bibliophiles! I’m sure I can speak for all the authors of the group in saying how much your support means to us. Thank you. Authors, thank you for being a part of this group. When I started this I had no idea that so many notable Hollywood historians would join! It is an honor to know you and a pleasure to share your scholarship and experience. Most of the authors featured on the group photo here have numerous books and other works (left-right)….Apologies to historian Allan Ellenberger for not including a cover on the group photo! Top Row: Tony Piazza … “Bullitt Points: Memories of Steve McQueen and Bullitt” Michael G. Ankerich … “Mae Murray: The Girl with the Bee-Stung Lips” (Foreword by Kevin Brownlow) Eve Golden … “John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars” Christina Rice … “Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel” Dwayne Epstein … “Lee Marvin: Point Blank” Stephen Michael Shearer … “Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star” Charles Tranberg … “Fred MacMurray: A Biography” Kendra Bean … “Vivien Leigh: An Intimate Portrait” James L. Neibaur and Ted Okuda … “The Jerry Lewis Films: An Analytical Filmography of the Innovative Comic” (Foreword by Kathleen Freeman) **************** Second Row: Anne Serling … “As I Knew Him: My Dad, Rod Serling” David C. Tucker … “Joan Davis: America’s Queen of Film, Radio and Television Comedy” Michael B. Druxman … “The Musical: From Broadway to Hollywood” Martin Turnbull … “The Garden on Sunset” (Book One of the “Garden of Allah” series) **************** Third Row: John DiLeo … “And You Thought You Knew Classic Movies: 200 Quizzes for Golden Age Movies Lovers” Mary Mallory … “Hollywoodland” (Images of America Series) Michael Gregg Michaud … “Sal Mineo: A Biography” Sharon Farrell … ‘“Hollywood Princess” From Sioux City, Iowa ***************** Bottom Row: Cathy Rudolph … “Paul Lynde: His Life, His Love(s), and His Laughter” (Foreword by Peter Marshall) Alan K. Rode … “Charles McGraw: Biography of a Film Noir Tough Guy” (Foreword by Jim Steranko) Scott Allen Nollen … “Three Bad Men: John Ford, John Wayne, Ward Bond” (Foreword by Michael A. Hoey) William J. Mann … “Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood” Richard W. Bann (with Leonard Maltin) … “The Little Rascals: The Life and Times of Our Gang” Brandy Purdy … “The Life of Bobby Harron” (Not yet published) Herbie J. Pilato … “Glamour, Gidgets, and the Girl Next Door: Television’s Iconic Women from the 50s, 60s, and 70s” Richard A. Lertzman (with William J. Birnes) …”Dr. Feelgood: The Shocking Story of the Doctor Who May Have Changed History by Treating and Drugging JFK, Marilyn, Elvis, and Other Prominent Figures” Steve Massa … “Lame Brains & Lunatics: The Good, The Bad, and The Forgotten of Silent Comedy”
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 02:26:38 +0000
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