Tinseltown : murder, morphine, and madness at the dawn of Hollywood
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 463 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Main Library - Adult
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Oliver La Farge - Adult
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Published
New York, N.Y. : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2014].
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-463).
Description
Hollywood chronicler William J. Mann draws on a rich host of sources, including recently released FBI files, to unpack the story of the enigmatic William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, and the diverse cast that surrounded him before he was murdered in 1922-- including three beautiful, ambitious actresses, the ruthless founder of Paramount locked in a struggle for control of the film industry, a grasping stage mother, a devoted valet, and a gang of two-bit thugs, any of whom might have fired the fatal bullet.
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LC Subjects
Case studies.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Crimes against -- United States.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Taylor, William Desmond, -- 1877-1922 -- Friends and associates.
Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Motion picture producers and directors -- Crimes against -- United States.
Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
Taylor, William Desmond, -- 1877-1922 -- Friends and associates.
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