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West of Eden
Jean Stein
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Description for West of Eden
Paperback. Tells the story of Hollywood. This book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios - from the beginnings of the film industry to the end, with News Corp and Rupert Murdoch. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; APF; BGF; KNTC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 282.
West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim - all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny (There Will Be Blood) and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios - from the beginnings ... Read more
West of Eden is the definitive story of Hollywood, told, in their own words, by the people on the inside: Lauren Bacall, Arthur Miller, Dennis Hopper, Frank Gehry, Ring Lardner, Joan Didion, Stephen Sondheim - all interviewed by Jean Stein, who grew up in the Forties in a fairytale mansion in the Hollywood Hills. The book takes us from the discovery of oil in the Twenties with the story of the tycoon Edward Doheny (There Will Be Blood) and traces the growth of corruption through the syndicates, the mob, and the movie studios - from the beginnings ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781784701291
SKU
V9781784701291
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About Jean Stein
Jean Stein's father, Jules, founded MCA and she grew up in the golden years of Hollywood. At Jean's coming-out party, Judy Garland sang `Over the Rainbow'; later she had an affair with William Faulkner, became an editor at The Paris Review, and was Elia Kazan's assistant on Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. Immersed in the demi-monde of New York, ... Read more
Reviews for West of Eden
One of the best books ever written about the movies.
Daily Telegraph, Book of the Year #1
Selective and sly, personal and political - and by far one of the best books ever written about Hollywood... The stories are vivid and the voices as clear as if the speakers were still alive... Like reading a secret ... Read more
Daily Telegraph, Book of the Year #1
Selective and sly, personal and political - and by far one of the best books ever written about Hollywood... The stories are vivid and the voices as clear as if the speakers were still alive... Like reading a secret ... Read more