false 707377 2 <i>Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary </i>is an insider's view of the film studios of the 1920s--and the first from a secretary's perspective. Rich in gossip, it is also an eyewitness report of Hollywood in transition. In the summer of 1924, Valeria Belletti and her friend Irma visited California, but instead of returning home to New York, the twenty-six-year-old Valeria decided to stay in Los Angeles. She moved into the YWCA, landed a job as Samuel Goldwyn's personal and social secretary and proceeded to trip over history in the making. As she recounts in her dozens of letters to Irma, Valeria Belletti encountered every type of Hollywood player in the course of her working day: moguls, directors, stars, writers, and hopeful extras. She shares news about Valentino's affairs, Sam Goldwyn's bootlegger, the development of the "talkies," her own role in helping to cast Gary Cooper in his first major part and much more--often in hilarious detail. She writes of her living and working conditions, her active social life, and her hopes for the future--all the everyday concerns of a young working woman during the jazz age. Alternating sophistication with naiveté, Valeria's letters intimately document a personal journey while giving us a unique portrait of a fascinating era. 693653 15 5 2006 Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary: Her Private Letters from Inside the Studios of the 1920s total:15|5:2|4:9|3:2|2:2| 15 56 33 5 4 2 false false Wed Nov 26 16:56:46 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 26 16:58:22 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Nov 29 12:56:10 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 12:59:52 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 22 17:10:54 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 17:30:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 14 08:13:00 -0700 2008 Tue Oct 14 08:13:43 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Mon Jun 09 11:59:14 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 12:12:27 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Tue Oct 13 16:08:19 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 17:09:42 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 06:41:14 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 06:41:14 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 12 19:02:57 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 12 19:02:57 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Aug 31 05:10:52 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 05:10:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jul 06 14:18:44 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 14:18:44 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Jun 08 18:32:06 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 18:32:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri May 29 12:40:07 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 12:40:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 14:05:01 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 14:05:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Mar 08 10:18:39 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 08 10:18:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Mar 05 11:27:22 -0800 2009 Thu Aug 27 10:31:37 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Mar 03 05:11:08 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 05:11:08 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Jul 09 11:18:34 -0700 2009 Thu Jan 15 08:47:43 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 09 11:18:34 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 13:45:14 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 13:45:14 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Tue Dec 02 09:51:44 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 09:51:44 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Dec 01 10:36:51 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 10:36:51 -0800 2008