{"product_id":"letters-from-hollywood-rocky-lang-9781419738098","title":"Letters from Hollywood: Inside the Private World of Classic American Moviemaking","description":"\u003cb\u003eMovie fans and film historians will celebrate the treasure trove of rare notes, memos, and telegrams from Hollywood's Golden Age in \u003ci\u003eLetters from Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Compiled by producer Rocky Lang and film historian Barbara Hall, [this book] features five decades of correspondence from the likes of Greta Garbo, Alfred Hitchcock, Cary Grant, Jane Fonda, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Katharine Hepburn, Tom Hanks, Bela Lugosi and Frank Sinatra.\" --\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Here, reproduced in full color, are scores of entertaining and insightful pieces of correspondence from some of the most notable and talented film industry names of all time--from the silent era to the golden age and up through the pre-email days of the 1970s. Through intimate messages exchanged between colleagues, friends, lovers, and rivals, larger-than-life movie giants come alive here. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Culled from libraries, archives, and personal collections, the 135 letters, memos, and telegrams are organized chronologically and annotated by the authors to provide backstories and further context. While each piece reveals a specific moment in time, taken together, the letters convey a bigger picture of Hollywood history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Contributors include celebrities like Humphrey Bogart, Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Francis Ford Coppola, among many more, Hollywood's great stars are revealed here in a way you have never seen them before. Together, the correspondence offers a fascinating history of bygone, though definitely not forgotten, eras of American moviemaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Lang, Barbara Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1419738097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419738098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry N. Abrams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.00h x 8.40w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/17\/2020 pg. 1","brand":"Rocky Lang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44049374249215,"sku":"9781419738098","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de096ccf-fba8-45cf-93c8-9697bfb59289.jpg?v=1685001216","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/letters-from-hollywood-rocky-lang-9781419738098","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}