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Starflacker: Inside the Golden Age of Hollywood

Dick Guttman

3.56 · Rating details · 9 ratings · 3 reviews

Stardom Seen from a Different Perspective

A renowned Hollywood press agent to the superstars... a “starflacker” in a phrase his daughter coined for him... captures the spirit of the Golden Age of Hollywood and of its legendary talents. His very personal experience of their wit, charm and antics, relived in well over a thousand anecdotes, defines a time of classic films and ...more

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Kindle Edition, 666 pages

Published March 30th 2015 by R Guttman Associates, Inc. (first published January 15th 2015)

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Apr 18, 2015 Beverly Magid added it

It's a wonderful trip down Hollywood way, with insider (but not salacious) details of some of the screen's most wonderful stars, written by a publicist who knew them well and has seen it all over the last 50 years. ...more

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Mar 29, 2018 Shawn Gallagher rated it really liked it

This book is long. I enjoyed many parts of it but it became redundant by the 600th page. There is some good life advice in here for young people.

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Sep 05, 2016 Don Hamilton rated it it was ok

Some interesting insights I suppose, but I did not find myself searching out time to read it. I am still looking for a good book on movies/stars of the 40's. ...more

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