Bibliograph

Hollywood horrors, murders, scandals, and cover-ups from Tinseltown, Andrea Van Landingham

Type

Label

Hollywood horrors, murders, scandals, and cover-ups from Tinseltown, Andrea Van Landingham

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

portraitsplatesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hollywood horrors

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1260692363

Responsibility statement

Andrea Van Landingham

Sub title

murders, scandals, and cover-ups from Tinseltown

Summary

"Features known and lesser-known stories from Hollywood such as the Black Dahlia murder, Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle's trial for the murder of Virginia Rappe, Johnny Stompanato's murder, and more"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Halcyon : origins of cinema -- Harbinger : scandals of the silent era -- Dead on arrival : Thomas Ince's birthday party -- Blood and oil : the trouble at Greystone -- The bombshell in Benedict Canyon : Jean Harlow and Paul Bern -- An aside : the production code -- The ruse : Loretta Young and Judy Lewis -- Ice cream blonde : Thelma Todd's last night yout -- Nightclubbing : the battle for Sunset Strip -- Hollywood before #MeToo : Errol Flynn's statutory rape trial -- The lost girl : Elizabeth Short's Hollywood -- The madam : Brenda Allen and her girls -- Stoned : Robert Mitchum's Laurel Canyon raid -- The ice queen's daughter : Lana Turner, Cheryl Crane, and Johnny Stompanato -- Elizabeth Taylor : Love, loss, and lust for life

Target audience

adult

Classification