Hollywood Babylon--It's Back!: All Those Celebrities, All Those Scandals, All That Nudity, and All That Sin

by Darwin Porter and Danforth Prince

Book Overview

An anthology of indescretion compiled from 60 years' exposure to America's entertainment industry, which makes the original Hollywood Babylon look tame, polite and restrained. In the first volume in a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0974811882
• ISBN13: 9780974811888
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Blood Moon Productions
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 2.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 10.7"

Customer Reviews

Hollywood Babylon

Outragously entertaining,as an old time Hollywood afficianato I thought I had heard it all but boy was I surprised. You confirmed rumors I had heard for years. but caught me shoked by things I had never heard of or considered. Great fun.

If You Can't Stand the Heat, Stay Out of the Hollywood Kitchen

That's right. Remember how in THE WIZARD OF OZ Dorothy got to look behind the curtain to see what the wizard was really about? If you love Hollywood, and are truly interested in the real lives (and sexual identities)of the people that were created as living icons for all of us to dream about, you can't go wrong with any of these authors' books, specially this one. The book is enourmously entertaining. Does it speak the truth? I'd like some of the objectors on this page to tell me what "truth" is. We're talking here about the biggest factory of dreams on earth. It's ALL Show-Business. The star personalities & their wonderful films that you get to see are only one side of the coin. The authors have gone further than anyone else on print (honorable mention goes, of course, to Kenneth Anger who paved the way) to show you the other side of the silver screen & it's fascinating. Their research is not one-sided & when they mention tabloids, it is but one more informational piece of the story (after all, tabloids will go where others - specially the more mainstream media -fear to tread).The book IS titillating & i wouldn't have it any other way. All you need is an open mind, some sense of humour, to enjoy it. Do yourself a favor & seek out this publishers' other bios on Brando & Hepburn. Their book on Michael Jackson is un-put-downable. And they have the coolest Gay & Lesbian film guide too. Finally, you can rest assured i am a real customer. I just like to give credit where credit is due. Enjoy the show!

GREAT

I really enjoyed this book! It was a great follow-up to Hollywood Babylon. There are lots of secrets revealed. I recommend it to everyone.

Blast from the past

I've always had my hunches about certain actors/actresses growing up. This book goes into detail, sometimes too much! I thought this was a good read. This book won't win the Pulitzer Prize, but if you want to read some juicy trash about your favorite old time stars, then this book is it.