Recounts the circumstances surrounding the deaths of thirty-one Hollywood celebrities, including D.W. Griffith, Bela Lugosi, Ernie Kovacs, Marilyn Monroe, Freddie Prinze, and John Belushi

Hollywood Heartbreak: The Tragic and Mysterious Deaths of Hollywood's Most Remarkable Legends

Jacobson, Laurie

Biographies & Memoirs

Simon&Schuster

On a sweltering Sunday evening in August 1965, 56,000 people traveled by plane, car, bus, ferry, and subway train to pack New York’s Shea Stadium. They were there not for a ballgame, but a rock and roll concert—the audacious dream of promoter Sid Bernstein. No band had ever played a baseball stadium, and few believed it could be pulled off, but on that glorious night, The Beatles sold out Shea Stadium, shattering all existing box office and attendance records in show business history.\nAgainst a backdrop of mounting political and cultural tumult, Top of the Mountain delivers the details and excitement of Shea and the spirited, curious new generation who would soon claim the decade for its own. Packed with hundreds of color photographs, it gives a one-of-a-kind account of this monumental event, gathering first-person interviews and quotes from dozens of those who experienced a piece of pop-culture history—celebrities, writers, agents, producers, photographers, opening act performers, security guards, radio personalities, cameramen, and fans of all kinds. Among them were young Caryn Johnson (Whoopi Goldberg), Mary Louise Streep (Meryl Streep), and Steven Lento (Steven Van Zandt); future Beatle wives Linda Eastman and Barbara Bach; established stars like Bobby Vinton and Ed Sullivan; and artists such as Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Felix Cavaliere and The Rascals, Marvin Gaye, and more. Together, they paint an unforgettable picture of a night like no other.

Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965

Arts & Photography

Music

Backbeat

Dishing Hollywood: The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals

Dishing Hollywood is a delightful and naughty romp through some of the biggest scandals that have rocked Hollywood - from the earlier part of the twentieth century to the present. Some of the stories appear here for the first time. Some you might think you've heard, but you haven't heard it all! To add a little spice to the story, the author includes a recipe with each "scoop" - favorite dishes, cocktails of choice, even some last meals, including... 
 - Inger Stevens: C'mon, who kills herself while in the middle of snaking her favorite sandwich, a BLT with avocado?
 Mama Cass: That ham sandwich? Baloney!
 Robert Blake: His favorite restaurant named a dish after him to capitalize on his troubles.
 Debbie Reynolds: What did she fix her kids for dinner (on a budget) after that rat fink Eddie Fisher threw her over for Liz Taylor? 
 Bobby Darin: He learned how to make his "Special Spinach" from his mother... or was that his grandmother? 
 Many more stories are inside, each more scandalous and shocking than the next. So quit stallin - pull up a chair and check out the menu. And don't forget to tip the waitress.

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Cumberland House Publishing

Dishing Hollywood is a delightful and naughty romp through some of the biggest scandals that have rocked Hollywood - from the earlier part of the twentieth century to the present. Some of the stories appear here for the first time. Some you might think you've heard, but you haven't heard it all! To add a little spice to the story, the author includes a recipe with each "scoop" - favorite dishes, cocktails of choice, even some last meals, including... 
 - Inger Stevens: C'mon, who kills herself while in the middle of snaking her favorite sandwich, a BLT with avocado?
 Mama Cass: That ham sandwich? Baloney!
 Robert Blake: His favorite restaurant named a dish after him to capitalize on his troubles.
 Debbie Reynolds: What did she fix her kids for dinner (on a budget) after that rat fink Eddie Fisher threw her over for Liz Taylor? 
 Bobby Darin: He learned how to make his "Special Spinach" from his mother... or was that his grandmother? 
 Many more stories are inside, each more scandalous and shocking than the next. So quit stallin - pull up a chair and check out the menu. And don't forget to tip the waitress.

Professionals & Academics

1999, trade paperback edition, revised and updated, Angel City Press, Santa Monica, CA. Printed in China. 128 pages. Nifty vintage photos throughout. Here is a ghostly tour of filmland, with supernatural happenings at the former homes of Clifton Webb, Ozzie Nelson, restaurants, streets, hotels, and theatres in the city of Hollywood. Very nicely done.

Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland

Wanamaker, Marc

Humor & Entertainment

Angel City Pr

Brand new book in excellent condition

Reference

Catalogs & Directories

TV Dinners combines America's love of good food with its great nostalgia for Classic TV by sharing recipes and recollections from dozens of TV's most beloved kid stars of the '50s, '60s and '70s. Their favorite dishes both from their heyday and today are highlighted with personal memories, detailed biographies and rare photos. TV Dinners is as American as apple pie, capturing all the fun and warmth of the era through childhood recipes and recollections from the cream of the crop of Classic TV kids. Meanwhile, a second helping of their favorite adult recipes brings the reader right up to the minute. Their personal stories are funny, charming, often revealing. All serve up a cornucopia of cherished Memories. And Laurie has a unique connection to these kids that gives her more access than most. She is married to one of them and has called the rest friends for two decades. She is able to cut right to the meat of every story. The result is so genuine, fans will feel like their TV heroes are in the kitchen with them. And what a great story they will have when they serve their TV dinners.

TV Dinners: 40 Classic TV Kid Stars Dish Up Favorite Recipes with a Side of Memories

Television

TV Classics Press

Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story

Provost, Jon

Arts & Literature

Independently published

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Hollywood Heartbreak: The Tragic and Mysterious Deaths of Hollywood's Most Remarkable Legends

Top of the Mountain: The Beatles at Shea Stadium 1965

Dishing Hollywood: The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals

Dishing Hollywood: The Real Scoop on Tinseltown's Most Notorious Scandals

Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland

Hollywood Haunted: A Ghostly Tour of Filmland

TV Dinners: 40 Classic TV Kid Stars Dish Up Favorite Recipes with a Side of Memories

Timmy's in the Well: The Jon Provost Story