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Barefoot on Barbed Wire
Jimmy Starr
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Description for Barefoot on Barbed Wire
Hardback. Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this text Jimmy Starr recalls his 40-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. Series: The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: APF; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his forty-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. In an age where the written word wielded great influence over public perception of the film industry, Starr was a recognizable figure, writing columns for the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Daily Mirror. Starr provides vivid portraits of early screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers.
Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his forty-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. In an age where the written word wielded great influence over public perception of the film industry, Starr was a recognizable figure, writing columns for the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Daily Mirror. Starr provides vivid portraits of early screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Series
The Scarecrow Filmmakers Series
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810839410
SKU
V9780810839410
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Ref
99-15
About Jimmy Starr
Jimmy Starr served as a screenwriter on such films as Showgirl in Hollywood and was a gossip columnist for the Herald-Express and Daily Mirror. He also wrote 365 Nights in Hollywood, The Corpse came C.O.D., and Three Short Biers, all made into major motion pictures.
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