{"product_id":"an-insider-s-hollywood-charles-brackett-s-diaries-1950-1955","title":"An Insider’s Hollywood: Charles Brackett’s Diaries, 1950-1955","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn Insider’s Hollywood: Charles Brackett’s Diaries, 1950-1955\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eEdited by Anthony Slide\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e6”x9” size\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e212­­  pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003ePaperback: ISBN 9798905350757\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eHardcover: ISBN 9798905350764\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eAn Insider’s Hollywood \u003c\/i\u003euses the diaries of producer\/writer Charles Brackett to provide a unique insight into the workings and social life of the film community from 1950 through 1956, with particular emphasis on the films that Charles Brackett produced at 20th Century-Fox, including \u003ci\u003eTitanic, Niagara, The Girl in the Red Velvet Swing,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe King and I.\u003c\/i\u003e Daily meetings with Darryl F. Zanuck are here along with interactions with directors, such as Henry Hathaway, Henry Koster, Mitchell Leisen, and Jean Negulesco. Brackett and Wilder may no longer be a partnership, but Wilder still features much in the diaries. Contained here are fascinating glimpses into the parties and dinners that Brackett attended, with guests including Lauren Bacall, Joan Crawford, Hedda Hopper, Ethel Merman, Louella Parsons, Cole Porter, and Clifton Webb. The entries are, in turn, waspish and also tender and compassionate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003eAnd, as with the earlier volume that covered the years from 1932 through 1949, they are, in the words of the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement,\u003c\/i\u003e “expertly chosen.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNoSpacing\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-fareast-language: JA;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BearManor Media","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67573038580014,"sku":"9798905350757","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":67573038612782,"sku":"9798905350758","price":39.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0115\/5789\/6251\/files\/InsidersHollywoodFrontCover.jpg?v=1790410802","url":"https:\/\/www.bearmanormedia.com\/products\/an-insider-s-hollywood-charles-brackett-s-diaries-1950-1955","provider":"BearManor Media ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}