| Edition |
First Harper Paperbacks edition. |
| Description |
xi, 478 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Previously published in hardcover: 2014. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-464) and index. |
| Summary |
"New York Times Bestseller Edgar Award winner for Best Fact Crime The Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story: an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern film industry. By 1920, the movies had suddenly become America's new favorite pastime, and one of the nation's largest industries. Never before had a medium possessed such power to influence. Yet Hollywood's glittering ascendency was threatened by a string of headline-grabbing tragedies-including the murder of William Desmond Taylor, the popular president of the Motion Picture Directors Association, a legendary crime that has remained unsolved until now. In a fiendishly involving narrative, bestselling Hollywood chronicler William J. Mann draws on a rich host of sources, including recently released FBI files, to unpack the story of the enigmatic Taylor and the diverse cast that surrounded him-including three beautiful, ambitious actresses; a grasping stage mother; a devoted valet; and a gang of two-bit thugs, any of whom might have fired the fatal bullet. And overseeing this entire landscape of intrigue was Adolph Zukor, the brilliant and ruthless founder of Paramount, locked in a struggle for control of the industry and desperate to conceal the truth about the crime."--Publisher's description. |
| Awards |
Winner of the Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime Book |
| Subject |
Taylor, William Desmond, 1877-1922 -- Friends and associates.
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Cold cases (Criminal investigation) -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Crimes against -- United States.
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Murder -- Investigation -- California -- Los Angeles -- Case studies.
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Taylor, William Desmond, 1877-1922. (OCoLC)fst00129639
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Cold cases (Criminal investigation) (OCoLC)fst01736451
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Motion picture producers and directors -- Crimes against.
(OCoLC)fst01027230
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Murder -- Investigation.
(OCoLC)fst01029788
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California -- Los Angeles.
(OCoLC)fst01204540
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Taylor, William Desmond, 1877-1922.
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Regissörer.
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Skådespelare.
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Biografier.
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies. (OCoLC)fst01423765
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| Added Title |
Tinsel Town |
| ISBN |
9780062242198 (paperback) |
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0062242199 (paperback) |
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