Flesh and Fantasy: The Truth Behind the Fantasy and the Fantasy Behind the Truth - Penny Stallings

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The classiest, most outrageous, most intelligent Hollywood book ever assembled, Flesh and Fantasy reveals the wonderful unreality that made "Hollywood," America's greatest contribution to popular world culture. A witty and stylish panorama of the Star System and the Great American Dream Machine, lavishly illustrated with over 1,000 rare and unusual photographs, Flesh and Fantasy is the ultimate Hollywood book. From the history of the Hollywood cleavage to the history of Hollywood reportage, Penny Stallings shows us how stars were made, how they spent their money in the pre-income tax era, how Oscars were won, what happened to the Lights That Failed, and much, much more. A fun, entertaining, intelligent, and unique book with quizzes, games and gossip galore (did you know Clark Gable was slated to be the original Tarzan?) No one who loves the movies and lives for the Late Show should miss Flesh and Fantasy.

ISBN: 0517339684

Pages: 288

Hardcover with dustjacket

Bell Publishing, 1981

Good condition; DJ - minor shelf-wear and small tears/chips

B40