Hollywood History Books

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The Star Machine The Star Machine (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 889 ratings — published 2007
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Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 6 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,187 ratings — published 2018
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City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s City of Nets: A Portrait of Hollywood in the 1940s (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,123 ratings — published 1986
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The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont The Castle on Sunset: Life, Death, Love, Art, and Scandal at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 3.67 — 4,534 ratings — published 2019
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Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 2,116 ratings — published 2014
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The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood The Big Goodbye: Chinatown and the Last Years of Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.10 — 3,712 ratings — published 2020
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Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession Hitchcock's Blondes: The Unforgettable Women Behind the Legendary Director's Dark Obsession (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.42 — 1,223 ratings — published 2023
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George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 George Hurrell's Hollywood: Glamour Portraits 1925-1992 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.55 — 111 ratings — published
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The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s The Purple Diaries: Mary Astor and the Most Sensational Hollywood Scandal of the 1930s (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.77 — 1,292 ratings — published 2016
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Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers (Turner Classic Movies) Hollywood Black: The Stars, the Films, the Filmmakers (Turner Classic Movies)
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avg rating 4.15 — 155 ratings — published 2019
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Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood Sin in Soft Focus: Pre-Code Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.23 — 338 ratings — published 1999
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Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood Bright Boulevards, Bold Dreams: The Story of Black Hollywood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.26 — 219 ratings — published 2005
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The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick The Lady from the Black Lagoon: Hollywood Monsters and the Lost Legacy of Milicent Patrick (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.96 — 6,561 ratings — published 2019
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Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood Pictures at a Revolution: Five Movies and the Birth of the New Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.26 — 4,779 ratings — published 2008
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The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era The Genius of the System: Hollywood Filmmaking in the Studio Era (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 674 ratings — published 1988
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Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir Dark City: The Lost World of Film Noir (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.27 — 692 ratings — published 1998
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Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.63 — 5,131 ratings — published 2014
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.14 — 9,332 ratings — published 1998
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The Making of The African Queen Or How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind The Making of The African Queen Or How I went to Africa with Bogart, Bacall and Huston and almost lost my mind (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 2,480 ratings — published 1987
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Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir Dark City Dames: The Wicked Women of Film Noir (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 272 ratings — published 2001
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Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television Desi Arnaz: The Man Who Invented Television (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.24 — 774 ratings — published 2025
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More than Night: Film Noir in its Contexts More than Night: Film Noir in its Contexts (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 270 ratings — published 1998
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Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman Daughter of Daring: The Trick-Riding, Train-Leaping, Road-Racing Life of Helen Gibson, Hollywood’s First Stuntwoman (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.36 — 356 ratings — published
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It's Alive! It's Alive! (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.92 — 420 ratings — published
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Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist Tender Comrades: A Backstory of the Hollywood Blacklist (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.94 — 54 ratings — published 1997
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Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided Charlie Chaplin vs. America: When Art, Sex, and Politics Collided (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 4.11 — 598 ratings — published 2023
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Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince Moving Pictures: Memories of a Hollywood Prince (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 150 ratings — published 1981
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Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics Hollywood Left and Right: How Movie Stars Shaped American Politics (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.97 — 72 ratings — published 2011
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Charlie Chaplin and His Times Charlie Chaplin and His Times (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.88 — 105 ratings — published 1997
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Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.94 — 378,085 ratings — published 2022
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Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. Hollywood's Eve: Eve Babitz and the Secret History of L.A. (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.59 — 2,540 ratings — published 2019
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Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.73 — 233 ratings — published 2022
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Brat: An '80s Story Brat: An '80s Story (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.61 — 15,420 ratings — published 2021
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Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century Truly, Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, and the Romance of the Century (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.75 — 2,587 ratings — published 2022
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The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 4.18 — 3,225 ratings — published 2019
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The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties The Bad and the Beautiful: Hollywood in the Fifties (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 159 ratings — published 2002
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Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood Nobody's Girl Friday: The Women Who Ran Hollywood (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.64 — 72 ratings — published 2018
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Bring on the Empty Horses Bring on the Empty Horses (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 3,353 ratings — published 1975
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Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock Phantom Lady: Hollywood Producer Joan Harrison, the Forgotten Woman Behind Hitchcock (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 3.90 — 157 ratings — published 2020
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Indecent Exposure: A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street (Collins Business Essentials) Indecent Exposure: A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street (Collins Business Essentials)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 3.95 — 300 ratings — published 1982
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Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century Furious Love: Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton, and the Marriage of the Century (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 3.89 — 4,601 ratings — published 2010
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Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists Final Cut: Art, Money, and Ego in the Making of Heaven's Gate, the Film That Sank United Artists (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 4.01 — 991 ratings — published 1985
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Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as hollywood-history)
avg rating 3.48 — 2,514 ratings — published 2014
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Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 Fireball: Carole Lombard and the Mystery of Flight 3 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,422 ratings — published 2014
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Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild Clara Bow: Runnin' Wild (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 1,833 ratings — published 1988
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An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 769 ratings — published 1988
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Independent Stardom: Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System Independent Stardom: Freelance Women in the Hollywood Studio System (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.69 — 16 ratings — published 2015
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A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930-1960 A Woman's View: How Hollywood Spoke to Women, 1930-1960 (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.15 — 218 ratings — published 1993
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Ava Gardner: "Love is Nothing" Ava Gardner: "Love is Nothing" (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.95 — 2,047 ratings — published 2006
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