Hollywood Heat: Untold Stories of 1950s Hollywood
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| Rating | : | 4.28 (966 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1846241278 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 239 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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He hit the charts as a rock n roll heartthrob, then settled in Swinging Sixties London to create million-selling pop classics for Jerry Lee Lewis, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Tich, and, in the 1980s, Boney M, The Cure, and Mel and Kim. As a teenager, he dated many glamorous starlets, and wrote gossip columns for LA fanzines. But he was also a teenage gossip columnist with an insider s access to all that was most hot and happening in Hollywood s golden age. His own movie credits include Gun Glory, The Student Prince and Battle of the Bulge. As a member of Hollywood royalty - his dad was film director Roy Rowland, his uncle MGM-founder Louis B. Hollywood Heat contains untold stories about Elvis Presley, Marilyn Monroe and Marlon Brando - the kind of stories that only an insider would know. As an aficionado of dangerous sports, fast cars and faster women, he may be the last of the famous international playboys.. About the Author Steve Rowland was born in Hollywood in 1939. As well as movies and gossip, Steve took a keen interest in both starlets and fast cars, racing his white Corvette with friends James Dean and Steve McQueen in illegal street races on Sunset Strip. As an actor with credits in a dozen classic 1950s pictures and many great TV Westerns, Steve worked alongside many shimmering stars of the motion picture firmament. Mayer - Steve Rowland is in an ideal position to kiss and tell about the movie legends of th
observer"Avoid, "Dishing Hollywood" Much Better Option" according to observer22. The author was a minor 50s celebrity. There is very little interesting here although photos of him with a few 50s movie stars break up the monotony. Much better option, although with fewer photos, is "Dishing Hollywood" by Laurie Jacobson (although J. "Avoid, "Dishing Hollywood" Much Better Option" according to observer22. The author was a minor 50s celebrity. There is very little interesting here although photos of him with a few 50s movie stars break up the monotony. Much better option, although with fewer photos, is "Dishing Hollywood" by Laurie Jacobson (although J. said Avoid, "Dishing Hollywood" Much Better Option. The author was a minor 50s celebrity. There is very little interesting here although photos of him with a few 50s movie stars break up the monotony. Much better option, although with fewer photos, is "Dishing Hollywood" by Laurie Jacobson (although J. Interesting book I enjoyed this book a lot, for many reasons. True, it's not a tell-all, with juicy gossip on every page, and he is incredibly kind when he probably shouldn't have been at times, but as a pictorial essay on fifties and sixties Hollywood, it held my in. Richard Niles said Hollywood From the Inside. You can watch the movies or see the documentaries. But "Hollywood Heat" is the story of a young, virile struggling actor who was actually there. You jump into his roadster and ride the not so mean streets of Hollywood with him -looking for girls and