Hollywood Lives: Movie Stars in the Golden age, their own stories

Golden Age movie actors as writers ‘Hollywood Lives’ offers a unique and often surprising perspective on Hollywood’s most illustrious era. Author Graham Bannock draws upon hundreds of biographies and autobiographies from the 1930s-1950s to paint a picture of the time through the eyes of the stars themselves. This patchwork of first-hand anecdotes and deeply personal experiences shed new light on the politics, racial climate, role of women, studio pressures and a plethora of other complex issues that make the Golden Age of Hollywood one of the most intriguing eras in our cultural history. 34 photos.