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The Dream Factory: Books on Old Hollywood

Our maverick English Teacher and movie buff goes to the bookstore for 70+ great reads about the Dream factory that was Hollywood.
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The Actor's Life (Heston)
The Actor's Life
1
Heston
American Gothic (Rigby)
American Gothic
2
Rigby
An Open Book (John Huston)
An Open Book
3
John Huston
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff (Mank)
Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff
4
Mank
Bette Davis (Barbara Leaming)
Bette Davis
5
Barbara Leaming
Bring on the Empty Horses (David Niven)
Bring on the Empty Horses
6
David Niven
Buster Keaton (McPherson)
Buster Keaton
7
McPherson
A Cast of Killers (Kirkpatrick)
A Cast of Killers
8
Kirkpatrick
Cecil B. Demille (Louvish)
Cecil B. Demille
9
Louvish
Chaplin (Louvish)
Chaplin
10
Louvish
Charlton Heston (Eliot)
Charlton Heston
11
Eliot
Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges (Diane Jacobs)
Christmas in July: The Life and Art of Preston Sturges
12
Diane Jacobs
The Citizen Kane Book (Kael)
The Citizen Kane Book
13
Kael
Cornell Woolrich: From Pulp Noir to Film Noir (Renzi)
Cornell Woolrich: From Pulp Noir to Film Noir
14
Renzi
D. W. Griffith (Schickel)
D. W. Griffith
15
Schickel
Dana Andrews: Hollywood Enigma (Rollyson)
Dana Andrews: Hollywood Enigma
16
Rollyson
Fearing the Dark (Bansak)
Fearing the Dark
17
Bansak
The Film Noir Encyclopedia (Silver)
The Film Noir Encyclopedia
18
Silver
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Mark Harris)
Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
19
Mark Harris
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine (E.J. Fleming)
The Fixers: Eddie Mannix, Howard Strickling and the MGM Publicity Machine
20
E.J. Fleming
Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast (McGiligan)
Fritz Lang: The Nature of the Beast
21
McGiligan
Giant: George Stevens, a Life in Film (Marilyn Ann Moss)
Giant: George Stevens, a Life in Film
22
Marilyn Ann Moss
High Noon (Frankel)
High Noon
23
Frankel
Hitchcock (Truffaut)
Hitchcock
24
Truffaut
Hollywood Babylon
Hollywood Babylon
25
Hollywood Babylon II (Kenneth Anger)
Hollywood Babylon II
26
Kenneth Anger
Horror Movies (Clarens)
Horror Movies
27
Clarens
I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist (Kirk Douglas)
I Am Spartacus!: Making a Film, Breaking the Blacklist
28
Kirk Douglas
I Lost It at the Movies (Pauline Kael)
I Lost It at the Movies
29
Pauline Kael
In Search of the Third Man (Drazin)
In Search of the Third Man
30
Drazin
Jacques Tourneur (Fujiwara)
Jacques Tourneur
31
Fujiwara
John Wayne: The Life and Legend (Scott Eyman)
John Wayne: The Life and Legend
32
Scott Eyman
Keep Watching the Skies! (Warren)
Keep Watching the Skies!
33
Warren
Keystone (Louvish)
Keystone
34
Louvish
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck (Victoria Wilson)
A Life of Barbara Stanwyck
35
Victoria Wilson
Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life (Charles Affron)
Lillian Gish: Her Legend, Her Life
36
Charles Affron
Mae West: It Ain't No Sin (Simon Louvish)
Mae West: It Ain't No Sin
37
Simon Louvish
Man on the Flying Trapeze (Simon Louvish)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
38
Simon Louvish
Me (Katherine Hepburn)
Me
39
Katherine Hepburn
Mommie Dearest (Christina Crawford)
Mommie Dearest
40
Christina Crawford
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