The Hollywood Scandals: Three Plays About Tinseltown's Dark Side (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781517351427)

Michael B. Druxman is a veteran Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include CHEYENNE WARRIOR with Kelly Preston; DILLINGER AND CAPONE starring Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham; and THE DOORWAY with Roy Scheider, which he also directed. He is also a prolific playwright, his one-person play, Jolson, having had numerous productions around the country. Other produced stage credits include one-person plays about Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Spencer Tracy and Orson Welles. These and plays about Errol Flynn, Maurice Chevalier, Clara Bow, Basil Rathbone and Jeanette MacDonald & Nelson Eddy have been individually published under the collective title of THE HOLLYWOOD LEGENDS. Additionally, Mr. Druxman is the author of more than 15 published books, including nonfiction works about Hollywood, its movies, and the people who make them (e.g., BASIL RATHBONE, MAKE IT AGAIN, SAM: A Survey of Movie Remakes, ONE GOOD FILM DESERVES ANOTHER: A Survey of Movie Sequels, MERV [Griffin], THE MUSICAL and MISS DINAH SHORE. He has written 3 novels, NOBODY DROWNS IN MINERAL LAKE, SHADOW WATCHER and MURDER IN BABYLON, a book of short stories, entitled DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & OTHER REVISIONIST HISTORIES, plus the humorous revisionist history and ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker. An acknowledged Hollywood historian, he has also written television documentaries and has been interviewed for various retrospective featurettes that have accompanied DVD releases of classic films (e.g. THE MALTESE FALCON, etc.). Mr. Druxman is a former Hollywood publicist of 35 years experience who has represented many film and television stars, as well as noted directors, producers and composers. He has taught various dramatic writing and film appreciation courses in an adult university and is the author of HOW TO WRITE A STORY...ANY STORY: THE ART OF STORYTELLING, which has been used as a text in several colleges. He is often invited to speak to groups of aspiring film and television professionals to discuss screenwriting and the realities of show business. A native of Seattle who graduated from Garfield High School and the University of Washington, Mr. Druxman moved with his wife, Sandy, from Los Angeles to Austin, TX in 2009. His memoirs, MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE (2010) and LIFE, LIBERTY & THE PURSUIT OF HOLLYWOOD(2013) are published by Bear Manor Media.