Golden Age of Hollywood Book Club discussion

Ernest Thesinger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_...

Bunny Berigan and the origins of "As Time Goes By"

https://www.allmusic.com/artist/bunny...

Elsa Maxwell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elsa_Ma...

Tony Galento hated vegetables

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Ga...

New series of ref books (?)

Audrey Munson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audrey_...

Beulah Dix

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beulah_Dix

Texas Guinan

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_G...

I'd been discussing Paul Muni on another chatroom lately --informing those who either do not know or value -- his legendary contribution to American acting.

Casually re-reading his bio, I myself was charmed to notice that this forceful, powerful actor shied from publicity and limelight, and was uncomfortable being recognized by fans in public.

I also admire that he remained faithfully married to just one woman; and ended his days peacefully in a little cottage in California, reading books and listening to radio plays. He was probably a fan of 'Dragnet' and whatnot.

Feliks wrote: "New series of ref books (?)

[bookcover:Elvis Presley: A Life From Beginn..."

Thoughts on these hourly history books?

re: msg #10 - I'm not at all sure of the pedigree of that series of books. No way to tell.

But the cover design caught my eye. Consistent layout from spine to spine. Probably look swell on a library shelf.

But really, who knows what 'quality' out there these days, passes itself off as 'work of historical reference'? It's becoming a free-for-all.

There are companies which 'broker' fraudulent reviews now, on-demand. Authors can buy glowing reviews in bulk.

So the cheapest mud-slinging paparazzi can publish a series on Hollywood legends and tout themselves as the next Richard Shickel. They're not even the next Robin Leach, Rona Barett, or Leeza Gibbons.

Looks like possibly OK for teens to get a cursory knowledge of pop culture? Reviews suggest that's all they are setting out to do. Some said the Liz book is overly lurid. What do you really expect about someone so larger than life? Anyway, could be worth picking up 2nd hand.

the New York socialite, 'Starr Faithful', was the basis for "BUtterfield-8"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_o...

Will Hay

a legendary Brit comic I'm not very familiar with at all

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Hay

Johnston Forbes-Robertson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnsto...

Surprised to learn that my fave Brit, Ralph Richardson, is distantly related.

Sid Field

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sid_Field

Maxine Elliott

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maxine_...

Nellie Wallace, British vaudevillian

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nellie_...

"Pete Smith shorts"

Must admit I've never seen any of his work

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Sm...

Believe it or not, I have actually seen some of the Pete Smith shorts but don't remember much about them.

I've seen a few on TCM.

Sylvia Miles

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_...