Introduction -- The silent era. Jackie Coogan -- Gloria Swanson -- The leading men. Ralph Bellamy -- Rory Calhoun -- Joseph Cotten -- Kirk Douglas -- Melvyn Douglas -- Douglas Fairbanks Jr -- Glenn Ford -- Cary Grant -- Van Johnson -- The leading ladies. Anne Baxter -- Joan Blondell -- Irene Dunne -- Joan Fontaine -- Dorothy Lamour -- Anna Lee -- Dorothy McGuire -- Maureen O'Hara -- Luise Rainer -- Rosalind Russell -- Fay Wray -- Jane Wyman -- Loretta Young -- The queens of the Bs. Jane Greer -- Audrey Totter -- Marie Windsor -- The singing cowboys. Gene Autry -- Roy Rogers -- A giant of comedy. Bob Hope -- Four very special stars. Margaret Hamilton -- Keye Luke -- Harold Russell -- Diane Varsi.
Summary:
Bawden and Miller present an astonishing collection of rare interviews with the greatest celebrities of Hollywood's golden age. Conducted over the course of more than fifty years, they recount intimate conversations with some of the most famous leading men and women of the era. Each interview takes readers behind the scenes with some of cinema's most iconic stars, as the actors convey unforgettable stories.
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