Tinseltown
Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
by William J. Mann
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Mystery & Crime, and History.
New York Times Bestseller Edgar Award winner for Best Fact CrimeThe Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film industry.By 1920, the movies had suddenly become...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books, Mystery & Crime, and History.
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Edgar Wright
“@billyeichner Books: Pictures At A Revolution, Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood, Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine & Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood, Buzz: The Life and Art of Busby Berkeley, Hollywood Babylon (and then Karina Longworth podcast that fact checks it) x”
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