Movie Anecdotes - Hardcover

Hay, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195045947 ISBN 13: 9780195045949

Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc, 1990

Synopsis

A collection of anecdotes concerning the movie stars, directors and producers of Hollywood over the past century, which include tales of battles over money, contracts and artistic control, overnight sensations, tragic declines, romances, divorces and scandals.

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Review:

"Well-chosen....Wry, telling and tinged (not drenched) with a kind of bittersweet nostalgia....If you're a movie buff, or live with one, I suspect that Movie Anecdotes will likely end up on your coffee table."―The Los Angeles Times

"Amusing, critical tales―tall and true. Hay is a pro at unearthing acerbic or outrageous sayings or events; his topical arrangement is smooth and his delivery fluid."―Booklist

"[Hay] reveals the backstage and often hilarious lives of a plethora of screen legends."―The Sunday Express

"Another enjoyable collection from the anecdote-archivist Hay....[The stories] range from one-liners to full-fledged stories and as a rule reveal film folk as the eccentrics many believe them to be....Light, browse-able entertainment."―Kirkus Reviews

"A melange of stories on Hollywood and its inhabitants which range from the droll to the bizarre to the informative....Hay embellishes and tells stories with such zeal and fluidity that even items on less famous persons as Arnold Schoenberg and William Meiklejon make good reading....This makes the book informative as well as entertaining....Make a date with Movie Anecdotes. It's bound to be an enjoyable experience."―The New Straits Times

About the Author:

About the Author: Born in Budapest and educated at Oxford, Peter Hay has taught at several universities in Canada and the United States. An expert in script development, he is founding artistic director of First Stage in Hollywood. Hay is the author of Theatrical Anecdotes, which Clive Barnes described as "full of wit and wisdom," and the recent Broadway Anecdotes, acclaimed by Judith Crist as "a delightful feast...bright and breezy and informative."

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0195045947
• ISBN 13: 9780195045949
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 329