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A 1930s short story from the author of the Hollywood’s Garden of Allah novels.
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Martin Turnbull
22 books241 followersMartin Turnbull has worked as a private tour guide showing both locals and out-of-towners the movie studios, Beverly Hills mansions, Hollywood hills vistas and where all the bodies are buried. For nine years, he has also volunteered as an historical walking tour docent with the Los Angeles Conservancy. He worked for a summer as a guide at the Warner Bros. movie studios in Burbank showing movie fans through the sound stages where Bogie and Bacall, Bette Davis, Errol Flynn, and James Cagney created some of Hollywood’s classic motion pictures.
From an early age, Martin was enchanted with old movies from Hollywood’s golden era–from the dawn of the talkies in the late 1920s to the dusk of the studio system in the late 1950s–and has spent many, many a happy hour watching the likes of Garland, Gable, Crawford, Garbo, Grant, Miller, Kelly, Astaire, Rogers, Turner, Welles go through their paces.
When he discovered the wonderful world of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs, his love of reading merged with his love of movies and his love of history to produce a three-headed hydra gobbling up everything in his path. Ever since then, he’s been on a mission to learn and share as much as he can about this unique time.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Martin moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s.
From an early age, Martin was enchanted with old movies from Hollywood’s golden era–from the dawn of the talkies in the late 1920s to the dusk of the studio system in the late 1950s–and has spent many, many a happy hour watching the likes of Garland, Gable, Crawford, Garbo, Grant, Miller, Kelly, Astaire, Rogers, Turner, Welles go through their paces.
When he discovered the wonderful world of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs, his love of reading merged with his love of movies and his love of history to produce a three-headed hydra gobbling up everything in his path. Ever since then, he’s been on a mission to learn and share as much as he can about this unique time.
Originally from Melbourne, Australia, Martin moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90s.
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January 3, 2022
Scenariusz, który istnieje w uniwersum książek Martina Turnbulla. Niejasny i mętny, ale uderzający w ciekawe tony. Platoniczny związek starszej kobiety i młodszego mężczyzny, "partnerów w zbrodni" , jaką jest nie uczestniczenie w Wielkim Kryzysie. Próba oszukania rzeczywistości, udając, że stare dobre czasy się nie skończyły.
Krótkie opowiadanie w którym sporo się dzieje I to nie zawsze jest dobre, potrafi wciągnąć w świat, epokę i kulturę kina, w której rozgrywa się akcja książek Turnbulla.
Krótkie opowiadanie w którym sporo się dzieje I to nie zawsze jest dobre, potrafi wciągnąć w świat, epokę i kulturę kina, w której rozgrywa się akcja książek Turnbulla.
May 4, 2020
I finally got to read this! I have been wanting to for a long time because I just love the writing genre and style of Martin. This one was very cool, it was like reading prose from Fitzgerald or another older author. This is a short story that the character, Marcus wrote that got him noticed.
Who is Marcus? Read Martin's Garden of Allah series.
Martin has a gift for capturing the essence of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
Who is Marcus? Read Martin's Garden of Allah series.
Martin has a gift for capturing the essence of the Golden Age of Hollywood.
November 29, 2018
This is a wonderfully written short story in which I was immersed in the characters and story. The author’s writing style is quite nice, intelligent, and engaging. Recommended.
April 17, 2020
Wonderful short story
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