Review:
"The 1920s' distinctive cultural creation, the celebrity, is the real star of this gallery of famous New Yorkers. . . . Take Fanny Brice, then a popular comedienne. She was the inspiration for the hit musical and 1968 movie "Funny Girl". . . . Others are novelist Anita Loos ("Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"), mobster Lucky Luciano ("The Godfather"), and a Harlem nightclub ("The Cotton Club"). . . . Also including figures from journalism, prostitution, politics, music, and dance, Wallace's tome recalls the fizz and biz of 1920s publicity."--"Booklist""" ."..a great summer read." ""--"BoweryBoys.com" ."..compelling and appealing.... [an] engaging recounting of the era as personified by some of its most colorful characters." --Sam Roberts, "The New York Times"
From the Back Cover:
Through enthralling anecdotes, historical photos, and profiles of the city’s most influential people of the time—politicians, entertainers, artists, athletes, criminals, and more—a book that shows how
1920s New York City changed the way we live
INCLUDES:Sherman Billingsley’s Stork Club and Prohibition * Martha Graham and modern dance * Babe Ruth and sports * David Sarnoff and radio * Walter Winchell and the birth of gossip journalism * The Cotton Club and the Harlem Renaissance * Mayor Jimmy Walker and politics * And much more
PRAISE FOR DAVID WALLACE’S PREVIOUS WORK “Wallace’s concept is inspired.”
—New York Times Book Review on Lost Hollywood “Lost Hollywood allows us to see both the splendor and the squalor of old Hollywood, a world that makes the contemporary movie business seem like child’s play.”
—Los Angeles Times on Lost Hollywood “David Wallace . . . the maestro of entertainment history . . . has given the truly star-struck an indescribable gift. He has found Lost Hollywood.”
—Liz Smith, columnist “Wallace creates poignant portraits of lost worlds.”
—Premiere on Lost Hollywood “A whirlwind of storytelling.”—King Features on Hollywoodland “[A] vibrant, coffee-table book . . . [providing] an all-access tour of 25 fabulous homes, hotels, restaurants, and theaters from the 1920s to the 1940s.”
—Vanity Fair on Dream Palaces of Hollywood’s Golden Age
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