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The bad & the beautiful

by Sam Kashner

Historical Fiction

2002

A revealing look inside 1950s illuminates the secret lives of Lana Turner, Rock Hudson, Kim Novak, Walter Winchell, and many others, while describing such key events as the decline of the studio system, the rise of television, the emergence of tabloid culture, and blacklisting.

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