Product Description

Popular cult author and show business insider James Parish exposes the scandals that rocked Tinseltown

Nothing intrigues the public more than a good, juicy scandal. Add a famous Hollywood star or two to the mix and the nation is hooked. The Hollywood Book of Scandals provides the full account of 32 big, provocative scandals--complete with all the sexy, scintillating, and often shocking details. Written by veteran show business chronicler James Robert Parish, this book dishes the full dirt on:

• Bob Crane's mysterious death
• Elizabeth Taylor's seduction of Eddie Fisher
• Robert Mitchum's arrest for drug possession
• Judy Garland's public meltdown
• Errol Flynn's trial for statutory rape
• Winona Ryder's shoplifting trial

More than 100 black-and-white celebrity photos offer readers a close-up look at the leading players in these sordid dramas.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29718 in Books
• Published on: 2004-05-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780071421898
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From the Back Cover

The inside scoop on the biggest headline-grabbing scandals in 100 years of Hollywood history

Which '50s and '60s silver screen he-man preferred them blond, buff, and mustachioed? Against which hot-tempered movie tough guy did Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss take out an order of protection? What was Joan "Mommie Dearest" Crawford's preferred method of keeping son Christopher out of sight during dinner parties?

For as long as there have been big Hollywood stars there have been explosive Hollywood scandals: From the Fatty Arbuckle rape case to the puzzling death of Thelma Todd, from Lana Turner and the fatal knifing of mobster Johnny Stompanato to Ingrid Bergman and Roberto Rossellini's forbidden love, the passage of years has done nothing to dull their ability to captivate us.

In The Hollywood Book of Scandals, bestselling showbiz author James Robert Parish takes us inside thirty-two of the most amazing scandals in Tinseltown history. Going beyond the tabloids and the entertainment news, Parish unfolds the fascinating accounts of the men and women behind the glamorous public images, recounting where they came from, how they rose to the top, and how they got into sensational trouble.

You'll get the deep dish on:

• Silent film star Wallace Reid's tragic death from drug addiction
• Errol Flynn's statutory rape trial
• Loretta Young and Clark Gable's secret love child
• Liz Taylor's seduction of crooner Eddie Fisher
• Judy Garland's pathetic public meltdown
• Bob Crane's baffling death
• The X-rated Rob Lowe sex video
• The killing of rapper Tupac Shakur
• Winona Ryder's infamous shoplifting spree and trial
• The Robert Blake murder trial

About the Author

James Robert Parish is a leading authority on show business and popular culture and the acclaimed author of many published books, including The Hollywood Book of Death, Hollywood Bad Boys, Hollywood Divas, and The Hollywood Book of Love.

Customer Reviews

Fun To Read
If you love celebrity gossip and the dark side of Hollywood you will definitely want to get this book. It covers all the infamous Hollywood scandals including the suicide of Jean Harlow's husband and the murder of Lana Turner's gangster boyfriend. Some of the stories seem to be based more on rumors than on facts but it's still a lot of fun to read!

Hollywood's hotest scandals
If you are interested in the lives and scandals of Hollywood legends this book is for you this book goes from the very early days of Hollywood to the resent scandals of some of todays top stars.

Here are just a few of the things that are covered in the book
1.The Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle scandal of the death of Virginia Rapp
2.The shocking death of director William Desmond Taylor
3.The Clara Bow courtroom drama
4.the rape charge against Errol Flynn
5.The secret love child of Clark Gable and Loretta Young
6.Joan Crawford-demon mother extraordinaire
7.The Ingrid Bergman-Roberto Rossellini affair
8.the Elizabeth Taylor-Debbie Reynolds-Eddie Fisher triangle
9.the affair between Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
10.The Death of Nicole Brown Simpson
11.The Murder trial of Robert Blake

And many many more stories that will keep you reading for a long time

I read this book before because it was WRITTEN before...
If you have read the Hollywood Babylon books, then there is really no need to read this one. It is a rehash of what was in those books.

The only reason you might want to read this one is to save yourself reading the other two or maybe you have no clue at all about these scandals and want to catch up.

I found the book hard to follow in general. Overall I can't tell if this was a repeat by intention or what. I like John Robert Parish too, so this is no slam on him. I just don't get the point, but he isn't the first guy to so something over.