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Read [Gregory William Mank Book] * Hollywood's Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive Boys Online ! PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Hollywood's Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive Boys 100 Proof Hollywood Brent R. Swanson There are only two ways you can look at the lives of these legendary "bad boy" actors and comedians. First is head-on, which this book offers in abundance. And second, philosophically, as suggested by one of the most poignant passages in the book, "They all saw the joke of life, and they teach us not to be scared. There is no bogeyman. Get the essence of love and happiness and joy, and share it with people. All that matters is to leave a legacy of happiness,
| Title | : | Hollywood's Hellfire Club: The Misadventures of John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn and the Bundy Drive Boys |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.59 (924 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1932595244 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-20 |
| Language | : | English |
Heard is a leading collector of Hollywood memorabilia, including the paintings and scrapbooks of John Decker, the central "Bundy Drive Boy." He makes his living as a stockbroker and lives in Dallas, TX. About the AuthorGreg Mank is the author of several well-regarded film history books, including "It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein" and "Karloff and Lugosi: A Haunting Collaboration," as well as many magazine features and DVD commentaries. Bill is the force behind oddballbooks.. Mr. Bill Nelson is an indefatigable researcher, on the quest for Bundy Drive Boys material for over a decade
100 Proof Hollywood Brent R. Swanson There are only two ways you can look at the lives of these legendary "bad boy" actors and comedians. First is head-on, which this book offers in abundance. And second, philosophically, as suggested by one of the most poignant passages in the book, "They all saw the joke of life, and they teach us not to be scared. There is no bogeyman. Get the essence of love and happiness and joy, and share it with people. All that matters is to leave a legacy of happiness, and to give someone else an inspiration--like they gave us." (Rita Saiz, clairvoyant?)John Barrymore, W.C. Fields, Errol Flynn,. Golden Age of Decadence G. L. Bell Author Greg Mank is one of the best on covering the Golden Age of movies. His works on horror (another genre than this) are delights. His gathering of the antics of these rogues of the silver screen are a feast to relish.I highly recommend this book to any fans of these great stars. You will see their private side exposed at the underbelly - with laughs, gasps, and "how did they get away with that". It was a different time and a different world from the "politically correct" lemmings that we have become today. Sit back and revel in the tales of this bygone age.. Ditto! I can add little to the other reviews except for my enthusiastic recommendation of this book! Mank, one of the best film historians on the beat, liberally mixes careful scholarship with the zest of good storytelling. This makes for part one of a great double-feature if you follow it with Shawn Levy's dynamite RAT PACK CONFIDENTIAL. Ah, for the good old days when bad behavior had panache! Great read! As another has noted, it's hard not to tear through in a single sitting.
They made fans go crazy and censors apoplectic, spent fortunes faster than they made them, forged Rembrandts and hung them in major museums, went on trial for committing statutory rape with necrophiliac teenage girls, reinterpreted Hamlet as an incestuous mama's boy,and swilled immeasurable quantities of spirits during week-long parties on wobbly yachts.They were "The Bundy Drive Boys," and they made the Rat Pack look like Cub Scouts.Their self-destructiveness was spectacular, the misanthropy profound, but behind the boozy bravado was a devoted mutual affection. The Bundy Drive Boys' un-bowdlerized stories have never been illustrated so well or told so completely as within Hollywood's Hellfire Club.Author Gregory William Mank also wrote It's Alive!: The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein and Hollywood Cauldron.
Mr. Greg Mank is the author of several well-regarded film history books, including "It's Alive! The Classic Cinema Saga of Frankenstein" and "Karloff and Lugosi: A Haunting Collaboration," as well as many magazine features and DVD commentaries. Heard is a leading collector of Hollywood memorabilia, including the paintings and
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