Publication

2006-02-22 - University of Wisconsin Press

Language

English

Word Count

60,500 words, Guess

Page Count

242 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100299203646
  • ISBN-139780299203641
  • LibraryThing1977463
  • Goodreads1007341
  • OCLC Control Number54952934
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780299203641
  • Open LibraryOL9693210M

Classifications

  • DDC364.152/3/0979494
  • LCCHV6534.L7 H54 2004

Description

For more than eighty years, the famous unsolved murder of William Desmond Taylor, the legendary bisexual film director, has generated debate and controversy. Now, best-selling author Charles Higham has solved the crime. Higham uncovers the corruption and intrigue of Los Angeles in the Roaring Twenties—and the film industry moguls’ complete domination of the city’s authorities. Charles Higham successfully presents the most plausible and convincing solution yet to the mystery. In the process he paints a vivid portrait of Hollywood in the 1920s—from its major stars to its bisexual subculture. The result is a compelling answer to a long-standing mystery and a fascinating study of a place, and an industry that, as today, let people reinvent themselves. Murder in Hollywood is more extraordinary than any crime of fiction and more exciting than any action adventure movie.

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  • Murder in HollywoodPaperbackUniversity of Wisconsin Press2006-02-22

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