Growing Up in Hollywood

by Robert Parrish

Shares recollections of the author's years in Hollywood, as child extra, sound editor, award-winning film editor, and director, and of such greats as Chaplin, Walsh, and Ford

Genres: Nonfiction

229 pages, Paperback

First published September 9, 1976

About the author

Robert R. Parrish was an American film director, editor, writer, and child actor. He received an Academy Award for Film Editing for his contribution to Body and Soul (1947).
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Reviews

[Justin Decloux · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of the best books I've read about the Golden Age of Hollywood. Written by Robert Parrish, who grew up in the city, had a minor role in CITY LIGHTS, a ton of extra roles in all sorts of major productions and ended up winning an Academy Award for editing BODY AND SOUL. He keeps things swiftly moving, with each chapter delivering a different real-life story that Parrish describes in a humorously dry novelistic style that sneaks up on you. The running thread of his time spent working with John Ford, who was the best man at his wedding (which Ford demanded) packs an emotional whallop. Plus, Parrish has got good politics.

Parrish's work as a director is rarely discussed, but this makes me want to dive into it.

[Serina Jahangiri · Rating 3 out of 5]

کتاب خوبی برای آشنایی با پشت صحنه‌ی سینمای کلاسیک است. کسانی که سینمای کلاسیک را دوست دارند خواندن این کتاب برایشان خالی از لطف نیست.