About this title: David Niven recalls his time in Hollywood during its heyday. He recounts stories and anecdotes of the stars, producers, directors, tycoons and oddballs, many of whom were his friends.
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Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Coronet, [Sevenoaks]
Date Published: 1986
ISBN-13:9780340209158ISBN:0340209151
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Edge wear, a few light creases. Originally published: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1975. Includes index. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: New York: Putnam
Date Published: 1975
Description: Very Good. MInor shelf wear with minor edge wear, Pages appear to be NICE and CLEAN. NO DUST JACKET. GoodwillnyBooks is committed to providing each customer with the highest standard of customer service. You may return new items within 30 days of delivery for a full refund. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BCA
Date Published: 1975
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780399115424ISBN:0399115420
Description: A good reading copy only. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. A former library book with the usual identifiers in a protective glossy dust jacket covering. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Hard Cover, Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: BCA
Date Published: 1975
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780399115424ISBN:0399115420
Description: A good reading copy only. Previous owners name inscribed inside front. Book has tanning or browning due to normal aging process. -, Hard Cover, Good / Missing Dust Jacket. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Putnam, New York
Date Published: 1975
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket may have chips and close tears. Book of the Month Club Edition. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Good. read more
"personal memoir of hollywood in the 30s and 40s, including intimate portraits of all the greats: gable, bogart, astaire, garbo, cecil b. demille, john huston, etc, etc...
if the entire book was as good as the chapter on clark gable (who i never really cared for before), this would be one of my favorite books ever. as it, it's just one of my favorite books on hollywood. but still, good stuff.
made me like david niven. always found him annoying before."
"This book is like a version of the National Enquirer for the 1930s, just rife with juicy gossip about all the old film stars. Some of it is a bit hard to believe that David Niven could have known all those people and done all those things and been in the right place at the right time for every single one of the events he claimed but if he was, well bully for him. The details are just salacious (and fun) and if a person likes old movies, this book is full of fun. He's got a million hilarious stories, and his writing is full of wit and well-turned phrases. My copy of this is full of marks in the margins of phrases I want to remember. Completely true or not, it's a rollicking gossip romp!"
"i have read this book at least a dozen times, and always enjoy it. i definitely have the feeling of being let in on the secrets of old hollywood whenever i read it, though i do tend to skip past the sections about "missy" a pseudonymous starlet that niven uses to highlight the frailty of a star like marilyn monroe, or judy garland because i'm very familiar with it now, and it's a strange little narrative in the midst of a most fascinating memoir of the golden age."
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