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Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood

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2018

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Format:	Book
Author:	Longworth, Karina, 1980- author.
Title:	Seduction : sex, lies, and stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood / Karina Longworth.
Edition:	First edition.
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Includes filmography.
Publisher, Date:	New York, NY : Custom House, 2018.
Description:	xii, 543 pages, 16 unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary:	An exploration of "Hollywood's glamorous golden age via the cinematic life of Howard Hughes and the women who encountered him--sometimes at the expense of their minds and souls"--Dust jacket flap.
Contents:	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.
Subjects:	Hughes, Howard, 1905-1976 -- Relations with women. Motion picture industry -- California -- Los Angeles -- History -- 20th century. Motion picture producers and directors -- United States -- Biography. Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Rich & Famous. PERFORMING ARTS / Acting & Auditioning. PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Direction & Production. Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- History.
ISBN:	9780062440518 (hardcover) 0062440519 (hardcover) 9780062440525 (paperback) 0062440527 (paperback)

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