| ISBN |
9780062440518 (hardback) |
| Author |
Longworth, Karina, 1980- author. |
| Title |
Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood / Karina Longworth. |
| Edition |
First edition. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York, NY : Custom House, [2018] |
| ©2018 |
| Pagination etc. |
xii, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 473-488), filmography (pages 489-492), and index. |
| Contents note |
Hollywood before Hell's angels, 1910-1928 -- Introduction: the Ambassador Hotel, 1925 -- Billie and Jean, 1928-1936 -- Hepburn and Rogers and Russell, 1932-1940 -- Life during wartime 1941-1946 -- Terry, Jean and RKO, 1948-1956 -- Hughes after RKO -- Epilogue: life after death. |
| Summary Note |
Describes the Hollywood culture of the first half of the twentieth century as seen in the life and career of influential director and producer Howard Hughes and his complicated entanglements with aspiring actresses and other directors and producers throughout the era. |
| Subject - Name |
Hughes, Howard, -- 1905-1976 |
| Hughes, Howard, -- 1905-1976 -- Relations with women |
| Subject |
Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography |
| Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century |
| Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography |
| Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History |
| Shelf Location |
B HUGH |
