Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema

by Anne Helen Petersen

Book Overview

Celebrity gossip meets history in this compulsively readable collection from Buzzfeed reporter Anne Helen Peterson. This guide to film stars and their deepest secrets is sure to top your list for movie gifts and appeal to fans of classic cinema and hollywood history alike.

Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Cardi B, Kanye's tweets, and the #metoo allegations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 014218067X
• ISBN13: 9780142180679
• Release Date: September 2014
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Well written and researched book while still being an entertaining read

Such a fun read. It led me to a classic Hollywood reading binge.