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Dorothy Parker in Hollywood  Cover Image Book Book

Dorothy Parker in Hollywood / Gail Crowther.

Crowther, Gail, (author.).

Summary:

"From the author of Three-Martini Afternoons at the Ritz, comes a deep dive into Dorothy Parker's years in Hollywood: her work on numerous now-classic screenplays, including A Star is Born (1937), as well as the excesses, the alcoholism, her miscarriage, the suicide of her husband, her involvement with anti-fascist and anti-racist groups that led to her ultimate blacklisting, and her early involvement in the civil rights movement that ultimately lead her to leaving her entire estate to the NAACP"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982185794 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: ix, 291 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Gallery Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Gallery Books, 2024.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references.
Subject: Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Women and literature > United States > History > Biography.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History > 20th century.
Genre: Biographies.
Personal narratives.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.

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  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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Stroud Branch 818.52 Parke-C 31681010393478 NONFIC Available -

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60010. ‡aParker, Dorothy, ‡d1893-1967.
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