The Last Mogul: Lew Wasserman, MCA and the Hidden History of Hollywood

By Dennis McDougal

Book Overview

Offers an unauthorized account of the life and times of Lew Wasserman, the ruthless, secretive head of MCA whose influence spread from Hollywood to Washington, D.C., and from the gangsters of the forties to today's celebrities.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0517704641
• ISBN13: 9780517704646
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Crown
• Length: 560 Pages
• Weight: 2.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Highly recommend this great book.

Fascinating and revealing book exploring the underbelly of the entertainment world and the connections to organized crime and politics. As comedian George Carlin said “it’s a big club and we ain’t in it”.

We need more

An incredibly detailed and fascinating look into the world of perhaps hollywood's greatest businessman ever. I wish there was more information about the great company mca and mr. wasserman, especially something sanctioned by him. there are libraries of info inside that man that we need to know! so far, we have added a tunafish lunch to our routine, a la lew. but we need more info, more books to balance this story. seems to me that bernard dick's "city of light" about universal pictures, "stiffed" and "hit men" about the music business and others offer snapshots from the whole film of the last mogul, but i would love to know more. respect to lew wasserman and dennis mcdougal.

The Godfather

Capturing the essence of Old Hollywood,the author tries to posthnously piece together the stories of "The Godfather." Not merely tossing up gossip, the analysis of various situations and its underlying consequences on the hOllywood community should be well noted. i would recommend this book to Reading Rainbow readers.

The Last Mogul Is Alive And Well Worth Reading!

This is a great book for anyone who loves Hollywood and the history of Hollywood. It is a great read, filled with details of past deals, and well defined characters. From the early days with Jules Stein, up until the sale of the company, this is a history book which is valuable for anyone who wants to know why certain movies were made, why hollywood functions as it does, and who the true power brokers were over the past 40+ years. The only thing better than reading about Lew Wasserman would be to meet the man, and listen to his stories, including Hollywood, MCA, Universal, Jules Stein, and all of the stars who worked for him.