Oscar Dearest: Six Decades of Scandal, Politics, and Greed Behind Hollywood's Academy Awards, 1927-1986

by Peter Harry Brown and Jim Pinkston

Book Overview

Just in time to celebrate Oscar's 60th birthday: an endlessly juicy, illustrated expose of the predatory backstage politics and outrageous scandals behind Hollywood's coveted idol, from its beginning in 1927 to 1986. Illustrated.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060960914
• ISBN13: 9780060960919
• Release Date: January 1988
• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.

Customer Reviews

great trashy read if you love the Oscars & their history

Ok, this book has some major flaws. The narrative jumps around & at times gets repetitious. The tone also tends to stay pretty close to the National Enquirer level. But who cares? If you love the Oscars, love celeb & entertainment gossip, & want to bone up on your Academy Award archival history, this book goes down real easy. And it does tackle some fascinating topics -- the mechanics of blacklisting and graylisting during the McCarthy Era, the Oscar curse, machinations for capturing the Oscar (usually doomed to satisfying failure), etc. An excellent book to slide onto the coffee table for your next Oscars party. I discovered OSCAR DEAREST at a beach house while coming down with the flu, & it kept my vacation from sliding into a disappointment. A lovely, fun, light read with lots of great photos. Grab up a used copy while one is still to be had!