… Sophia Loren is related to Mussolini and Lauren Bacall to Shimon Peres?
… they used real ammunition during filming in Old Hollywood?
… that Marilyn Monroe converted to Judaism?
… that Buster Keaton made the most expensive ever shot in Hollywood history?
… there were three powerful women in Old Hollywood unequalled until today?

What if there was a book that gives you all the information on Old Hollywood that you usually don’t get?

Not the long history and the biographies  – but the little-known facts and interesting details about life, movies and business back then: The scandals and the feuds, the friendships and the family relations, the real names and the hidden talents, the business ventures and the endorsement deals, the injuries and health issues, the diet plans and workout regiments. And all that, ideally, presented in a snackable way.

This book is exactly that. 

Perfect for everyone interested in Old Hollywood, those that are short on time but would love to get some interesting facts nevertheless and those that long to hold their own in the company of true aficionados of the early years of movie- and star-making. 

Expect to find information on stars like Bebe Daniels, Kay Francis, Mary Pickford, Douglas Fairbanks, Mae Murray, Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Gloria Swanson, Rudolph Valentino, Paul Newman, Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Dandridge, Jane Russell, Anna May Wong, Mae West and many more.