Book description
Hollywood historian and film reviewer Leonard Maltin invites readers to pull up a chair and listen as he tells stories, many of them hilarious, of 50+ years interacting with legendary movie stars, writers, directors, producers, and cartoonists. Maltin grew up in the first decade of television, immersing himself in TVâŠ
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Leonard Maltin shot to prominence as a youth publishing the annual Leonard Maltinâs Movie Guide, with each new edition becoming an instant New York Times bestseller. Maltin also served a long stint as an on-air correspondent for Entertainment Tonight, where he earned backstage access to generations of movie stars.
His recently published memoir details his early obsession with the movies and then his slow but steady rise as one of Hollywoodâs leading historians. I love this book most for its insights into the old stars that Maltin metâstars who knew him from his books and TV work andâŠ
From Robert's list on old Hollywood in general (and Warner Brothers in particular).
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