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Their partnership was so utterly complete that in the minds and hearts of their adoring public, they were as one. Even though both enjoyed successful solo careers-Janet Gaynor won the first Best Actress Oscar and played Vicki Lester in the original \u003cem\u003eA Star Is Born \u003c\/em\u003e(1937) and Charles Farrell enjoyed a successful television career, playing Vern Albright on \u003cem\u003eMy Little Margie-\u003c\/em\u003etheir work as a team stood out. Even decades after their onscreen partnership ended, any mention of Gaynor in the press merited a mention of Farrell, and vice-versa.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eBehind the camera, Gaynor and Farrell carried on a secret romance that lasted from their first meeting in 1926 until Gaynor's first marriage in 1929. 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Includes a foreword by director Allison Anders (\u003cem\u003eGrace of My Heart, Things Behind the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" height=\"12\" src=\"http:\/\/bearmanormedia.bizland.com\/imagelib\/sitebuilder\/layout\/spacer.gif?width=700\" width=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eSarah Baker achieves the same distinction with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eLucky Stars: Janet Gaynor \u0026amp; Charles Farrell\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (with a foreword by director Allison Anders), a dual bio of two of the most important and popular starts of the late silent\/early sound era. 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Now, the creation, development, and ever-increasing popularity of this this ground-breaking and heartwarming small screen classic is explored in LIFE STORY - THE BOOK OF LIFE GOES ON: TV'S FIRST AND BEST FAMILY SHOW OF CHALLENGE, written by best-selling author Herbie J Pilato (Bewitched Forever, The Kung Fu Book of Caine).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInside the pages of LIFE STORY, the reader will find revealing commentary from Pilato's exclusive interviews with cast members such as the Golden-Globe-nominated Chris Burke (who played Corky Thacher, the high-school teen with Down syndrome, which Burke has in real life), the Emmy-winning Chad Lowe (who portrayed the AIDS-stricken Jesse McKenna), and the Family-Television-Award winning Kellie Martin (who was Becca Thacher, sister to Corky and loyal young love to Jesse, and who is now the star of the Hallmark Channel new hit series, Mystery Woman). Also interviewed for LIFE STORY, were pristine behind-the-scenes team players including director\/producer Michael Nankin and creator\/executive producer Michael Braverman (the latter of whom has penned the book's foreword).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife Goes On continues to inspire viewers, and reaches beyond the realm of average entertainment with superior production values and credible, yet compelling, universal stories, each delivered with a sincere dedication in presenting good television. LIFE STORY - THE BOOK OF LIFE GOES ON: TV'S FIRST AND BEST FAMILY SHOW OF CHALLENGE captures that same spirit and transfers it into literary form.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eISBN 9781593930851\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712746876970,"sku":"ohb1787291551800","price":18.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/life-story-the-book-of-life-goes-on-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291557"},{"product_id":"little-girl-in-big-pictures-the-autobiography-of-1930s-child-star-marilyn-knowlden-paperback","title":"LITTLE GIRL IN BIG PICTURES: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF 1930s CHILD STAR MARILYN KNOWLDEN (paperback)","description":"\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Arial;\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eFrom humble beginnings as a baby contest winner to her 1931 debut in \u003ci\u003eWomen Love Once, \u003c\/i\u003eMarilyn Knowlden was an \"Alice\" dropped into a giant, wonderland known as Hollywood. In that topsy-turvy world, she appeared in films with The Marx Brothers, Greta Garbo, Clara Bow, Katherine Hepburn, Shirley Temple, Claudette Colbert, Fredric March, Charles Laughton, Norma Shearer, Bobby Breen, Tyrone Power, James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, and Bette Davis. She was sought after by producers Darryl F. Zanuck, David O Selznick, and Jack Warner, and shepherded by directors such as Mervyn LeRoy, William Wellman, Richard Boleslawski, and George Cukor through six films nominated by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences as Best Production of the Year. Marilyn appeared in some of the most famous films from Hollywood's Golden Years, including \u003ci\u003eImitation of Life, David Copperfield,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLes Misérables, Anthony Adverse, Show Boat, Marie Antoinette, Angels With Dirty Faces, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAll This and Heaven Too.    \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e               \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003eGreta\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eGarbo warned her, \"In Hollywood, don't count on anything!\" After appearing in more than fifty films, Marilyn emerged from the sound stages to embark on worldwide journeys that spanned encounters with General MacArthur in his battle with sea serpents to a thrilling return onstage under the spotlights. Actress, songwriter, and author, Marilyn Knowlden was more than a little girl in big pictures; she achieved a lasting legacy that still thrills audiences today. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e456 pages. Illustrated with 146 photos. ISBN 9781593936389\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eVisit the author's website!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eArticle in the Beaufort Observer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Marilyn Knowlden (born 1926) has one of\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe most impressive resumés of any child\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eactress. In her ten-year, 32-film career, she\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eappeared in Call Her Savage (1932), The\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMind Reader (1933), Little Women (1933),\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eImitation of Life (1934), David Copperfield\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1935), Les Misérables (1935), Show Boat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1936), Anthony Adverse (1936), Marie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntoinette (1938), Angels with Dirty Faces\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1938), All This, and Heaven Too (1940), etc.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI always thought Knowlden was a good little\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eactress—perhaps too good, because even\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethough she had success, she never became\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ea star. Her acting blended naturally into the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003emovies she was in.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHer autobiography Little Girl in Big\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePictures (BearManor Media softcover,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e$24.95), is one that movie fans should\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLOVE. She worked with or knew many\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGolden Age stars, in particular Katharine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHepburn, Greta Garbo, Shirley Temple,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFredric March, Claudette Colbert, Bette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDavis, Mary Miles Minter, etc., and remembers\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethem in vivid, sometimes funny\/\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003etouching anecdotes. She describes what\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit was like being on the soundstages, and\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexplains to her readers certain technical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethings. The song lyrics from “I’m Gonna\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGet You in the Movies!” by Knowlden appear\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebetween the appropriate narrative\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003epassages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe tone throughout is without bitterness.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnowlden comes across as a sweet,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eamusing and amiable person. It sure helped\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethat she, unlike many child actresses, had\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewonderful, supportive parents. Her life, not\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewithout its difficulties, was a varied one.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShe did not cling to Hollywood, but eventually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003edecided to move on to other pursuits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“I’ve been a busy little girl and an equally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebusy old woman…. I’ve been a little poor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand a little rich, a world traveler, and a stay-at-\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ehome mom. I’ve been surrounded by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003elights and cameras, and I’ve lived the life\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof an ordinary person. I’ve been healthy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand very sick, extremely happy, and near\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003edespair!” It is a credit to Knowlden that\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhen she does leave Hollywood, her book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes not falter. I enjoyed hearing about her\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003efamily, her experiences in Japan and around\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe world and her work on radio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKnowlden is a fine storyteller. Only occasionally\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003edoes she slip up with factual errors;\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eher editor should have addressed those. But\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eit doesn’t deter from the book’s entertainment\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003evalue.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe photos are stunning, especially the\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003echaracter shot of Knowlden as Little Cosette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein Les Misérables. She truly had one\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof the great faces in Hollywood.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGive this one a chance. 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Can you imagine flubbing your line in front of the whole country without a chance to try again to make it right? That's what it was like back in the 1940s and 1950s. Week after week we saw these brave actors and actresses take on the challenge, and they did an amazing job.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWright King was there on our screens in such shows as Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents, and Kraft Television Theatre, and has fond memories of those exciting days. He and his fellow actors tell us the circumstances that led them to their first live television production, what it was like on the set as the time of the broadcast drew nigh, and the reactions they got from people on the street when they left the studio.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSo come on in and relive with us the days of yore when everything we saw on television was being broadcast live and absolutely anything could happen. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eClassic Images says: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eSandra Grabman (profiled last month in \"Book Talk\") and actor Wright\u003cbr\u003eKing have written a breezy, unorthodox television memoir called No\u003cbr\u003eRetakes!: Actors \u0026amp; Actresses Remember the Era of Live Television\u003cbr\u003e($14.95, BearManor softcover). Studio One, Robert Montgomery Presents,\u003cbr\u003eKraft Television Theatre, Captain Video, etc., they're all chronicled\u003cbr\u003ehere. The layout, too, is eye-catching, very different, and\u003cbr\u003euser-friendly.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis is simply an entertaining book. Wright (probably best\u003cbr\u003eknown for Johnny Jupiter), who appeared in many live productions, gives\u003cbr\u003eus an insider's look at breaking into the medium, staying there and\u003cbr\u003eall the problems that could arise. His passages are told in bold-face\u003cbr\u003etype, and give the book a tone that is distinctively of the time.\u003cbr\u003eSandra, who proficiently organizes these reminisces of Wright's, adds\u003cbr\u003evaluable facts and figures from these early years, while also\u003cbr\u003einterviewing other performers and gathering quotes from other sources.\u003cbr\u003eThe story quoted from director Kenneth Whelan about a baby that looked\u003cbr\u003e\"like a well-basted turkey\" was very amusing, as is an animal story\u003cbr\u003eby Alan Young. I must admit I've always been partial toward reading\u003cbr\u003eabout on-set flubs and disasters, and this book has a fair share of\u003cbr\u003ethese experiences. I'm a sucker for a good on-the-air problem!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eThis nostalgic book was so enjoyable, so readable, I\u003cbr\u003eregretted when it finished. If anything, this book is just too short.\u003cbr\u003eBut, then, that could well be the beauty of it. The writers leave us\u003cbr\u003ewanting more. If you buy any anecdotal book, this should be it.\u003cbr\u003eThere's not a boring part in here, no need to skim through passages\u003cbr\u003ethat are of no interest. Rare, behind-the-scenes photos are great. Give\u003cbr\u003ethis one a try.  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\"\u003eVisit author Sandra Grabman's YouTube page! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sy3Y9DDq5Sg\" width=\"420\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom Mike Barnes' obituary in The Hollywood Reporter:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eKing portrayed the chimp veterinarian Dr. Galen who saves Charlton Heston's life in the original \u003cem\u003ePlanet of the Apes \u003c\/em\u003e(1968) and played Jason Nichols, Steve McQueen's deputy sheriff, on CBS' \u003cem\u003eWanted: Dead or Alive \u003c\/em\u003ein 1960.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eKing had limited acting experience when he auditioned for director Elia Kazan, producer Irene Selznick and actress Uta Hagen (who was starring as Blanche) for the part of the young newspaper collector in the upcoming Chicago production of Tennessee Williams' \u003cem\u003eA Streetcar Named Desire\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eHe was hired and also got to work with Anthony Quinn as Stanley Kowalski (and Jack Palance as Quinn's understudy), then spent all of 1948 with the \u003cem\u003eStreetcar \u003c\/em\u003enational tour.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eWhen Hagen was asked to take over for Jessica Tandy in the Broadway production that had debuted with Brando playing Stanley in December 1947, the actress brought King along with her.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eIn Kazan's 1951 movie version, Leigh's Blanche flirts with King's boyish and bashful \u003cem\u003eEvening Star \u003c\/em\u003enewspaper collector, saying, \"You make my mouth water.\" She kisses him \"just once, softly and sweetly\" on the lips before telling him to \"run away now, quickly … It would be nice to keep you, but I've got to be good — and keep my hands off children.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003eOn a Warner Bros. soundstage in 1950, King spent a whole day kissing Leigh. \"Counting rehearsals and actual takes, [King] kissed her 48 times,\" Sam Stagg wrote in his 2005 book, \u003cem\u003eWhen Blanche Met Brando\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN\"\u003e\"She was lovelier than you could imagine, and on the darkened movie set, when the light hit her, she was just gorgeous,\" King said in a 2008 interview with the \u003cem\u003eNew Orleans Times-Picayune\u003c\/em\u003e. \"She seemed to float across the room to me. 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Included in his latest book are interviews with Milton Berle, Perry Como, George Jessel, Steve Allen and many others. Simons can also be heard on the Steve LeVeille Show on WBZ radio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eListen to an audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eListen to another audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712746975274,"sku":"nlb1787291556904","price":17.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/old-time-television-memories-by-mel-simons-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291562"},{"product_id":"my-life-dancing-with-the-stars-paperback","title":"MY LIFE DANCING WITH THE STARS (paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eMY LIFE DANCING WITH THE STARS \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eISBN 9781629330280\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\"Five, six, seven, eight!\" Defines the life of actress, dancer, choreographer, and director Miriam Nelson.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eMiriam's life reads like a 1930's musical. While still in her twenties, she appeared in six Broadway shows. On the day she moved to Los Angeles, Miriam ran into old friend Billy Daniels from New York who took her to lunch at Paramount. During lunch, Miriam ran into another New York friend, Paramount president Buddy de Sylva, who hired her on the spot for \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eLady in the Dark\u003c\/span\u003e starring Ginger Rogers. Miriam has been dancing with the stars ever since!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eNelson has tapped and chasséd with countless stars, including Julie Andrews, Ingrid Bergman, Doris Day, Judy Garland, Bette Davis, Bing Crosby, Gene Kelly, John Travolta and Billy Bob Thornton.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eMiriam was there for the opening day at Disneyland - Walt Disney hired her to choreograph dance numbers around the Park, including the famous Golden Horseshoe Revue. 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Encouraged by friends and family to recall her special \"behind the scenes\" moments, Miriam sorted through memories, scrapbooks and mountains of photographs to enable readers to share the excitement and anticipation, the joy and the sorrow that chronicled her extraordinary life.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eFortunately, for those who love to dance and those who love to watch dance, Miriam Nelson remains an exciting part of the  professional American dance scene. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\"You're a darling girl, Miriam, and I love you for all that you did. 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AND SAY SOMETHING (paperback)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eCourageous stands taken by the characters in a major movie are explored by film historian, Neal Stannard:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e1.      Rock Hundson in \u003ci\u003eGiant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-left: 48.0pt; 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mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e5.      \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e “Arena”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e6.      \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e “The Doomsday Machine”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e7.      Errol Flynn in \u003ci\u003eToo Much, Too Soon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e8.      Trevor Howard in \u003ci\u003eThe Roots of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e9.      Gregory Peck in \u003ci\u003eMacArthur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e10.  Liam Neeson in \u003ci\u003eSchindler’s List\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; 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Hat's off!\"- David Hagberg, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Expediter, Burned, Mutiny, and Soldier of God\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\"I am most impressed, not only with Neal's approach to the subject, but also with his choice of films to support his thesis. I find it provocative, I find it stimulating, and I see it as a course in upper grad work for a university program in Philosophy.\"- Lawrence Montaigne, film and TV actor, dancer, educator best known as \"Stonn\" and \"Decius\" in \u003ci\u003eStar Trek\u003c\/i\u003e and \"Haynes\" in \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\"A fascinating read for people who like to think beyond the confines of the box; for people who seek the message behind the marquis; and for people who open their minds and hearts to unusual perspectives of human drama, in and out of the movies. Be prepared for a stimulating ride. Neal Stannard has definitely produced a winner.\"- Marshall Frank, author of \u003ci\u003eCriminal Injustice in America, From Violins to Violece, Militant Islam in America and ­ the Latent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eRead the Review!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRead the First 10 Pages Here\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e\u003c!--\n\/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Arial;\n\tpanose-1:2 11 6 4 2 2 2 2 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536859905 -1073711037 9 0 511 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:Calibri;\n\tpanose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;\n\tmso-font-charset:0;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1073786111 1 0 415 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tfont-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n\tmso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-bidi-theme-font:minor-bidi;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\u003c\/style\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747040810,"sku":"cut1787291559888","price":16.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/now-and-then-the-movies-get-it-right-a-dozen-films-that-dazzle-delight-and-say-s_1.jpg?v=1787291565"},{"product_id":"my-magic-carpet-of-films-a-personal-journey-in-the-motion-picture-industry-paperback","title":"MY MAGIC CARPET OF FILMS: A PERSONAL JOURNEY IN THE MOTION PICTURE INDUSTRY (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/bearmanormedia.bizland.com\/imagelib\/sitebuilder\/layout\/spacer.gif?width=700\" height=\"2\" width=\"2\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn autobiography of the longest career in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003e\"When Micky offers a ride on his personal magic carpet of films, I'd say that it's definitely a ride worth taking. He's seen cinema unfold from its humble beginnings and I can hardly imagine a better tour guide through the storied history of movie magic.\" - George Lucas \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003e\"Micky Moore was always more than a second unit director. He was a movie maker with an historic perspective and deep respect for American film.\" - Steven Spielberg \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003eFrom his introduction: \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003eA ride on a magic carpet is a wonderful thing. It allows you to see the past, the present and takes you into the future. It can give you new perspectives, offer up lessons and provide you with wild adventures. A magic carpet can give you a passport to almost anywhere and so it is with my magic carpet of films.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003eMy journey started when I was eighteen months old, in 1916, and continues right up into the 21st Century. It has made it possible for me to meet and work with people from all walks of the motion picture industry. It has taken me to many wonderful places around the globe. It has provided me with a career that extends from the silent days of films, called flicks, to the present era of blockbusters and high tech special effects movies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003eDuring this time, I have seen the silent films become talkies and talkies give way to surround-sound. I have seen picture shows go from black and white to color, from ten minute one-reelers to three-hour epics. I have seen film change from celluloid to digital and cameras go from hand-cranked to computerized. I have seen movies presented on a single screen enhanced by organ music give way to multiplexes and home theaters with THX. I have seen movies stars' careers rise and fall and the emphasis on celebrities in our culture. I have seen directors become as famous as their leading actors. I have seen the cost of a movie ticket go from 5 cents to over $10 and box office grosses now reported in the news along with the weather report.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003eA lot has changed in the motion picture industry during my lifetime-good and bad-but one thing remained constant, my love of what I have done.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cspan style=\"font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cfont color=\"black\"\u003ePerhaps it was my destiny, a combination of fate and timing, an early start in the business and my adventurous attitude, that gave me an opportunity to work with some of the most talented individuals in the business and kept me an active part of the industry for so many years.\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\t\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\tBut how do I share with you my story that spans nine decades? Perhaps, to keep things in perspective, let's go back in time on my magic carpet to the beginning.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t \u003c\/div\u003e\r\n\u003cdiv\u003e\r\n\t\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size:14px;\"\u003eArticle from the Palisades Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003e\r\n\t\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747073578,"sku":"lpl1787291560864","price":19.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/my-magic-carpet-of-films-a-personal-journey-in-the-motion-picture-industry-paper_1.jpg?v=1787291566"},{"product_id":"the-movie-trivia-book-by-mel-simons-paperback","title":"THE MOVIE TRIVIA BOOK by Mel Simons (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eMel's new book is the ultimate package of movie trivia. Beat him if you dare!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003ean audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eListen to another audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747106346,"sku":"xtb1787291562645","price":16.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/the-movie-trivia-book-by-mel-simons-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291568"},{"product_id":"how-to-succeed-in-hollywood-without-really-trying-by-melville-shavelson-paperback","title":"HOW TO SUCCEED IN HOLLYWOOD WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by Melville Shavelson (paperback)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eISBN \u003cspan id=\"print_isbn\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e9781593934378\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAutobiography of an award-winning screenwriter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eMel Shavelson is one of Hollywood's triple-threat Writer-Director-Producers, and a two-time Academy Award Nominee for his original screenplays, which he also directed. He served three terms as President of the Writers Guild of America, West, and is the recipient of its highest honor, the Laurel Award for Screen Writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has written, alone or in collaboration, over thirty-five feature motion pictures, directed twelve of them, and created for television two Emmy Award-winning series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe is the author of two novels and four works of non-fiction, including the NY Times best-seller, \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eDon't Shoot, It's Only Me\u003c\/span\u003e, this last in collaboration with Bob Hope.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the stars he has directed in feature films are - in alphabetical order, please! - Lucille Ball, Yul Brynner, James Cagney, Vittorio De Sica, Angie Dickinson, Kirk Douglas, Robert Duvall, Henry Fonda, Clark Gable, Cary Grant, Barbara Harris, Charlton Heston, Bob Hope, Danny Kaye, Jack Lemmon, Sophia Loren, Paul Newman, Lee Remick, Frank Sinatra, John Wayne, and Joanne Woodward.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the films he both wrote and directed are \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eHouseboat, The Seven Little Foys, The Five Pennies, It Started in Naples, On the Double, A New Kind of Love, Cast a Giant Shadow, The War Between Men and Women, \u003c\/span\u003eand \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eYours, Mine and Ours. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently he served on the faculty of USC's Master of Professional Writing Program.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe has often said, \"There are a lot of good things about growing older - and I wish I could remember what they were.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eReview from Travalanche\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747139114,"sku":"nij1787291563594","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/how-to-succeed-in-hollywood-without-really-trying-by-melville-shavelson-paperbac_1.jpg?v=1787291568"},{"product_id":"my-forty-five-years-in-hollywood-and-how-i-escaped-alive-paperback","title":"MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD... AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\"All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003ethem.\"\u003cbr\u003e - Walt Disney\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eMichael B. Druxman followed his dreams to Hollywood and, although he may not have  \"reached the stars,\" his persistence made it possible for the vast majority of those  dreams to come true. His new book, My Forty-Five Years in Hollywood and How I Escaped Alive, a memoir, is the story of that remarkable adventure. Beginning with his boyhood in Seattle and Soap Lake, Washington, it traces his steps on his journey to Los Angeles where, without any show business contacts whatsoever, he was able to create a successful career for himself as a publicist, playwright, screenwriter, director and\u003cbr\u003e Hollywood historian.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFrom Jimmy Durante and Elvis Presley to Jack Lemmon and Cary Grant to the cast of the hit Dallas television series and legendary producer Roger Corman, the work is filled with amusing stories of Druxman's encounters and lessons learned from Hollywood's rich and famous. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eScreenwriter Charles Edward Pogue (The Fly, Dragonheart) reports: \"Michael B. Druxman may have escaped Hollywood after forty-five years, but he also survived and thrived there all those years...hardly a feat for the faint-hearted. His entertaining and amusing memoir tells us how he did it. With tenacity and talent, he went from PR agent to screenwriter to director and, along the way, rubbed shoulders with a fascinating array of characters, con-men, and artists. From the stars to the strugglers, from the saints to the scammers, from those who soared to those who took a swan dive, they're all here. We meet the great, the near-great, the not-so great who make Hollywood their home and their hunting ground. Druxman depicts their triumphs and follies, as well as his own, with the nuanced eye of one who has seen Hollywood at its meanest and most magnificent.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eAnd, according to writer-director Bruce Kimmel (The First Nudie Musical): \"Michael Druxman's new book is like taking a time machine back to those thrilling days of yesteryear, a time when there was a real Hollywood with real movie stars and the kind of class that no longer exists in that place they call Hollywood today. The tales of his days as a ‘publicist for a price' are endearing and droll, and the celebrities he handled make for a grand cast of characters in this very affectionate memoir. Add to that the stories of writing and directing for Roger Corman, as well as his childhood memories, and you have a book that's a fun, fast read.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eLastly from veteran film producer Stanley Rubin (The Narrow Margin, River of No Return, White Hunter, Black Heart): \"As a working publicist, Michael Druxman was probably responsible for five or ten percent of all the baloney written about so-called Hollywood celebrities over the last thirty-five, forty years. I oughta know. He was also my publicist for much of that time. But now, finally, here he is writing about the real Hollywood, and it's plain that he's lived it and knows it. So get the book - read it - and learn.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ciframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px; display: none !important;\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822\u0026amp;OneJS=1\u0026amp;Operation=GetAdHtml\u0026amp;MarketPlace=US\u0026amp;source=ac\u0026amp;ref=qf_sp_asin_til\u0026amp;ad_type=product_link\u0026amp;tracking_id=bmmedia0b-20\u0026amp;marketplace=amazon\u0026amp;region=US\u0026amp;placement=159393601X\u0026amp;asins=159393601X\u0026amp;linkId=ba2e57b9b75f62452cdb7127e831bbd2\u0026amp;show_border=true\u0026amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\u0026amp;price_color=333333\u0026amp;title_color=0066c0\u0026amp;bg_color=ffffff\" hidden=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e    \u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e“An amazing, wildly inventive collection of short stories. Full of killer-dialogue and\u003cbr\u003e surprising, entertaining twists, Michael Druxman has written a winner!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- Thomas B. Sawyer, author of the bestselling thriller NO PLACE TO RUN\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eInterview with the author from Wonders in the Dark\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eArticle on Henry's Western Blog\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747171882,"sku":"rmm1787291564530","price":15.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/my-forty-five-years-in-hollywood-and-how-i-escaped-alive-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291569"},{"product_id":"elvis-sherlock-me-how-i-survived-growing-up-in-hollywood-paperback","title":"ELVIS, SHERLOCK \u0026 ME: HOW I SURVIVED GROWING UP IN HOLLYWOOD (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA fantastic father \u0026amp; son biography from Hollywood! \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\"\u003eMichael A. Hoey is the son of British actor Dennis Hoey, best remembered for his portrayal of Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard in the Sherlock Holmes films starring Basil Rathbone.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A combination memoir and history of the film business covering the decades from the 40's through the present. Here is an examination of classic Hollywood and such iconic studio bosses as Jack L. Warner, Darryl Zanuck and Walt Disney, plus memorable actors and directors, including John Ford, Fred Zinneman, George Cukor and Elvis Presley, Charlton Heston, Basil Rathbone, Angela Landsbury and Jane Wyman. Filled with the personal recollections of someone who lived it, it is also the story of a father and son, their careers and their turbulent relationship. Interwoven into these stories are numerous historical episodes about Hollywood, Broadway and Television.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\"\u003eISBN 9781593931223\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"It's a look at Hollywood from the inside ... a fascinating glimpse at some of the industry's heavy hitters, as told by someone who was there in the trenches -- right from boyhood!\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\"\u003e- Tom Weaver \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eFrom The Hollywood Reporter, 19 August 2014: Michael A. Hoey, Producer, Director and Elvis Screenwriter, Dies at 79\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\"\u003eVisit the author's website\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eArticle about the Author in the Orange County Register\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eArticle from the Elvis Information Network\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAlso check out Michael A. Hoey's book \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eSherlock Holmes \u0026amp; the Fabulous Faces: The Universal Pictures Repertory Company!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747204650,"sku":"fry1787291566470","price":21.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/elvis-sherlock-me-how-i-survived-growing-up-in-hollywood-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291571"},{"product_id":"the-old-time-television-trivia-book-by-mel-simons-paperback","title":"THE OLD-TIME TELEVISION TRIVIA BOOK by Mel Simons (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDo you think you know EVERYTHING about television, kid? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eRemember when Television was all about The Texaco Star Theatre, Your Show of Shows, and The Honeymooners? Trivia expert Mel Simons remembers. Mel, known as one of the world's most renowned collectors of old-time radio shows has also amassed a major collection of old-time television shows.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Author of the successful The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, Mel Simons has now penned The Old-Time Television Trivia Book.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mel has been entertaining audiences for years with his Golden Days of Television, as well as his Golden Days of Radio presentation. He has also created such video shows as The Big Bands, The Great Entertainers, The Golden Days of Rock \u0026amp; Roll, Strictly Sinatra, and The World's Most Generous Cheapskate, Jack Benny.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He does a one-man show as well: The Life and Songs of Al Jolson, Jimmy Durante, Eddie Cantor and George M. Cohan. Mel, who also entertains as a humorist and accordionist, lives and is a radio personality in Boston. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMel Simons \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Simons has interviewed many of the great television stars of the past. Included in his latest book are interviews with Milton Berle, Perry Como, George Jessel, Steve Allen and many others. Simons can also be heard on the Steve LeVeille Show on WBZ radio. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eCheck out the author's site!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eListen to an audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eListen to another audio interview with Mel Simons by clicking here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" color=\"black\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747237418,"sku":"kpq1787291568566","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/the-old-time-television-trivia-book-by-mel-simons-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291573"},{"product_id":"nbc-me-my-life-as-a-page-in-a-book-paperback","title":"NBC \u0026 ME: MY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eFrom May 1984 to December 1985, actor\/author\/TV producer\/singer Herbie J Pilato worked as a Page for NBC-TV in Burbank, California. Many Pages were excited by the frequent showbiz interactions that were accessible and provided by a major TV network facility. Some found work within and outside of the industry. Others found their job only uncovered a depressing, even insulting Hollywood experience. For Herbie J, it was da bomb, as he found himself on the set of Family Ties, The Golden Girls and Wheel of Fortune. He helped to coordinate an affiliates' convention, two press tours, five Bob Hope specials, An All-Star Salute To President Dutch Reagan, the 1984 Democratic Presidential Debates, and the 1984 Emmy Awards. He laughed with established comedians, lunched with network suits, hob-knobbed with celebrities, stuffed envelopes - and passed out tickets to Scrabble - all for a measly $5.20 an hour.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It's an experience that he remembers in-depth - and with tongue-in-cheek - in NBC \u0026amp; ME: MY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK - A MOCK MEMOIR OF MY BIG '80s DAZE WITH THE PEACOCK NETWORK. With NBC \u0026amp; ME, Herbie J (no period after the J - and it's all explained in the book) exposes for the first time the behind-the-scenes shenanigans of his initial TV network tenure. Within these pages (every possible pun intended), Herbie J takes you - the reader - behind closed-doors, down inactive hallways, and inside TV's oldest web of intrigue (that's what they used to call television networks in the old days - webs).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e NBC \u0026amp; ME offers the fast-track, inside-scoop, close-up-look, and behind-the-scenes peek at my wanna'-be life with the so-called Peacock network - and in the process, becomes the first book to chronicle infamous Page department of NBC (or any other network's Page division, for that matter). In doing so, NBC \u0026amp; ME rides the skirt-tails of past or recent hit television shows like A\u0026amp;E's Airline (which was really Pages on a Plane), Andy Dick's The Assistant, and, of course, Donald Trump's and NBC's very own hit reality show, The Apprentice - as well as the success of NBC's newly-christened Emmy-winning hit comedy, 30 Rock (which features the Peacock net's former Saturday Night Live star\/writer Tina Fey and offers periodic appearances by a character who just so happens to be a Page).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e So, if you're looking for a fun read, NBC \u0026amp; ME: MY LIFE AS A PAGE IN A BOOK fits the bill as, none other than, a real...uhm...page-turner. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eHerbie J Pilato's other books include Bewitched Forever, The Kung Fu Book of Caine, The Kung Fu Book of Wisdom, and BearManor Media's new releases, entitled, The Bionic Book: The Six Million Dollar Man And The Bionic Woman Reconstructed, and Life Story - The Book Of Life Goes On: TV's First and Best Family Show of Challenge. Herbie J has appeared on and\/or helped to produce hundreds of radio and TV shows (including the E! True Hollywood Story, Entertainment Tonight and General Hospital), and is developing several television shows and feature films. He resides in his hometown of Rochester, New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eISBN 9781593931315\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eDave White's interview with the author\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\" style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\"\u003eVisit the Author's Web site!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747597866,"sku":"rja1787291569214","price":16.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/nbc-me-my-life-as-a-page-in-a-book-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291574"},{"product_id":"the-case-files-of-the-oriental-sleuths-charlie-chan-mr-moto-mr-wong-paperback","title":"THE CASE FILES OF THE ORIENTAL SLEUTHS: CHARLIE CHAN, MR. MOTO \u0026  MR. WONG (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the golden age of magazine fiction, motion pictures, and radio-roughly the 1920s through the late 1940s-three Oriental crime fighters were introduced to the American public.  Through the media which they inhabited they became fictional icons in American popular culture: Honolulu Police Inspector Charlie Chan, International Secret Agent Mr. I. A. Moto, and Justice Department Agent Mr. James Lee Wong-commonly known as the Oriental Sleuths.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eCreated by respected authors Earl Derr Biggers, Pulitzer Prize-winner John P. Marquand, and Hugh Wiley, the three Oriental sleuths' adventures first appeared in popular magazines and then were quickly snapped up by Hollywood to sate the appetites of film-goers for detective thrillers on the silver screen.  Charlie Chan carried his case loads over into radio, television, newspaper comic strips, comic books, Better Little Books, and games.  Mr. Moto followed with radio adventures and a graphic novel, and Mr. Wong added comic book exploits to his résumé.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eNow author David Rothel brings all three Oriental sleuths together for the first time in one volume as he examines their origins and covers their development in all the media forms they encompassed through the years. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003eISBN 9781593936426\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE SUSPENSEFUL NOVELS AND SHORT STORIES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE EXCITING FILMS\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE MYSTERIOUS RADIO EPISODES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE LIVE-ACTION TELEVISION EPISODES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE ANIMATED TELEVISION EPISODES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTHE CLASSIC COMIC BOOKS, BETTER LITTLE BOOKS, AND GAMES\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIN FACT, JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\" color=\"black\" face=\"Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHE ORIENTAL SLEUTHS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 14px;\"\u003eAuthor David Rothel received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2012 Williamsburg Film Festival in Williamsburg, Virginia. \u003cem\u003eThe Williamsburg Classic Film Guild, Inc. Presents the George Coan Lifetime Achievement Award for 2012 to David Rothel for His Dedication and Outstanding Contributions in Honoring the Golden Age of Hollywood.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\"Rothel brings much in the way of both historical and personal perspective to his chronicling of these films, which continue after nearly three quarters of a century to interest and entertain. Each film is covered in detail with fascinating background material as well as the author's own critical evaluations. If at times Rothel may perhaps be accused of waxing a tad too enthusiastically over what are often no more than humble little exercises in 'B' film production, his genuine affection for these movies is legitimate and highly appealing and he makes a strong case for their on-going popularity and appeal.\"\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Scarlet, the Film Magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eReview by Boyce McClain's Collector's Corner\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--\"''\"--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44712747630634,"sku":"yvk1787291571063","price":23.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/4380\/4714\/files\/the-case-files-of-the-oriental-sleuths-charlie-chan-mr-moto-mr-wong-paperback_1.jpg?v=1787291576"},{"product_id":"youd-be-so-nice-to-come-home-to-the-letters-of-paul-buddy-frees-and-annelle-frees-paperback","title":"YOU'D BE SO NICE TO COME HOME TO: THE LETTERS OF PAUL \"BUDDY\" FREES AND ANNELLE FREES (paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePaul Frees was arguably the greatest voice actor who ever lived. You have heard his voice in your home more often than any other guest. He was the voice of Boris Badenov in \u003ci\u003eThe Rocky and Bullwinkle Show\u003c\/i\u003e and the voice of the Little Green Sprout on the Green Giant vegetable commercials. You heard him in movies, dubbing Humphrey Bogart’s failing voice in the dying actor’s final film, \u003ci\u003eThe Harder They Fall\u003c\/i\u003e (1956), dubbing most of Tony Curtis’ falsetto voice as Josephine opposite Marilyn Monroe and Jack Lemmon in \u003ci\u003eSome Like It Hot\u003c\/i\u003e (1959), and many other major films. You’ve also heard Paul's voice on your vacations at Disneyland and Walt Disney World as the unseen Ghost Host in the Haunted Mansion attraction and many other voices you hear within Disney theme parks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003ePaul’s vast skill of accents, four-octave voice, and sense of humor prevailed over many a cartoon, film, trailer, radio show, and TV program. He was known as “The Man of a Thousand Voices.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eIn the 1930s, Paul appeared in Vaudeville as impressionist Buddy Green, and he appeared first on Old Time Radio in 1942, but his career was cut short when he was drafted into World War II. He fought at Normandy, France on D-Day and he was wounded in action. While gone, his lonely wife, Audrey “Annelle” Frees, stayed in contact with him through the only way possible—through letters that were precariously delivered between war-torn countries.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eTwo hearts separated by war poured out their innermost feelings on sometimes tear-stained pages that have somehow survived the ravages of time. Those heartrending communications live on as a testament to an endearing love that did not survive the ravages of time—one of them would not live through the war.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none; text-autospace: none;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman';\"\u003eWith the exclusive cooperation of Annelle's family, author Ben Ohmart has painstakingly edited this moving collection of Paul and Annelle’s personal letters into a volume that paints a remarkable picture of two wartime lovers just beginning their life together.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-pagination: none; 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Why do so many entertainers do so much better financially than peers who have comparable resumes? Author Donald Jeffries also examines a subject he is quite familiar with; the myriad of unnatural deaths which have plagued the entertainment industry since the dawn of Hollywood. The deaths of John Lennon, Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe, Natalie Wood, and many others are scrutinized in exacting detail. Jeffries communicated with many older entertainers during the course of researching the book, and their perspectives are included here. \u003cem\u003eOn Borrowed Fame \u003c\/em\u003ewill be of great interest to fans, celebrities, and anyone with even a cursory affinity for the world of show business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you’re anything like me, and have a hard time not looking at the car crash as you drive by: You will love this book. I’m dyslexic and have difficulty reading but found it even more difficult stopping. 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Wood, Jr. was a name forgotten in the history of Hollywood until the release of the 1994 Tim Burton biopic, Ed Wood, starring Johnny Depp as Ed, and Martin Landau as the horror icon Bela Lugosi, a role for which Landau received the Academy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFollowing service with the U.S. Marines during World War II, Ed followed his dream to Hollywood, hoping to achieve success as a movie director. Ed did realize his goal but his talents did not match his ambitions. Working with practically nonexistent budgets, he directed movies ignored in their day but have since become recognized as cult classics: Glen or Glenda, Bride of The Monster, Orgy of The Dead, and his most “infamous” production: Plan 9 From Outer Space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBarely skimping by on his movie earnings, Ed turned to writing a series of lurid paperbacks with such titles as “Black Lace Drag”, “Let Me Die In Drag” and “Devil Girls”. 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WOOD, JR.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdited by\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBob Blackburn, with Kathy Wood. Bear Manor Media. Casebound hardcover, 451 pp. $38.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                 EDWARD D. WOOD, JR. DEALT IN FANTASY, and to a sad degree, he lived a fantasy, as well. He had a powerful urge to create, and an equally strong desire to succeed. During the 30 years in Hollywood that marked his most fevered activity, he wrote a play, novels, and short stories. He shot TV commercials and directed loops both blatantly sexual and ostensibly \"educatonal.\" He delivered nearly two dozen exploitation screenplays to be directed by others. Most famously, Wood wrote, produced, and directed a half dozen \"legitimate\" features. The most celebrated of these,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlan 9 from Outer Space\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e(1958), is lively and entertaining. A 1956 feature,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eBride of the Monster\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis similarly enjoyable. And his 1952 cross-dressing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eroman a' clef\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eGlen or Glenda?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, has a startling confessional nature. But these and other Ed Wood films were exploitation, designed for quick play-offs and ill-suited to bring him real money. So Wood pounded the typewriter and he pounded the pavement too. He was a hustler-not in the predatory sense but as a person who must hustle in order to have a place to live and food to eat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                Creative people, even those with real talent, rarely achieve significant material reward. If they're focused and lucky, they manage a professional toehold in one of the bigger cities, but even then, few can pursue their passion full time. In order to survive, many will teach or proofread or tend bar. Given these realities, two things about Ed Wood stand out: he seldom, if ever, held \"day jobs\" unconnected to his passions; and achieved posthumous worldwide fame for a fringe career hobbled by his alcoholism and his very modest (if uniquely bizarre) gifts as a writer. Tim Burton's 1994 biopic\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eEd Wood\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003esuggests a sunny, eternally optimistic man-but it's hard to be sunny when your life crumbles into pornography, cheap apartments you're unable to pay for, and the need for that next drink. Filmstar handsome as a young man, Wood grew puffy and unkempt in middle age. His second wife, Kathy, remained by his side, but when Wood's body finally gave out in 1978, Ed was only 54 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                The 60 short stories collected by Bob Blackburn in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAngora Fever\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ewere written for bottom-feeding, LA-based girlie magazines such as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSwitch Hitters\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eYoung Beavers\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePussy Willow\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHorror Sex Tales\u003c\/em\u003e. Off and on during the last decade of his life, Wood commuted to Pico Blvd. to labor as a staff writer for Pendulum Publications, where he cranked out still more short stories and other copy at a madman's pace. Many of his tales appeared under pseudonyms (\"Ann Gora\" and \"Dick Trent\" were favorites)-not because of embarrassment but because of his prolific nature: it just wouldn't do to credit every story to \"Edward D. Wood, Jr.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                 Succinct and one-dimensional, the stories were intended to fill just two or three magazine pages augmented with art or a photo. Whatever the theme or setting, Wood was obliged to pack the tales with sex, most of it calculated to titillate straight male readers. Many plots are in the EC Comics vein, propelled by self-centered or hateful behavior that culminates in amusingly obvious ironies. See, for instance, the intimate amputations in \"Blood Drains Easily,\" \"Filth is the Name for a Tramp,\" and \"Gore in the Alley.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e                Protagonists range from wealthy (horny) businessmen to weathered (horny) cowpokes; from \"luscious\" (and horny) lesbians to amateur (and horny) drag queens. Some are, like Wood, ex-servicemen, fed up with the world and oblivious to risk. Wood's women are invariably insatiable, often greedy, and sometimes murderous. There is potent misogyny here, likely not a reflection of Wood's own feelings but a prerequisite for the magazine's publishers and readers. 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