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actors. See also specific individuals
earnings, 83
exclusive studio contracts, 171, 182
glamorous image, 169
housing discrimination against, 20, 22, 64, 69
independent productions, 181, 235, 251
influence over public, 140
investments and business ventures, 38, 59, 70, 93–94, 192, 201, 217
ownership of own films, 70, 89
reputations, 14, 171, 176–77, 180–82
television work, 250
during wartime, 207–9
Agua Caliente, 57–59
Anderson, J. Stanley, 27–28
Anderson, Stanley, 27, 44, 66–69, 97
Anderson & Sheppard, 159–62
Arbuckle, Fatty, 26
architecture
Art Deco, 81–82
California ranch house, 122–25
conglomeration of styles, 30, 63, 78, 81, 107–8
drama and excess, 80–82
formality with approachability, 73
form-imitates-function designs, 80
movie theaters, 79
novelty, 96
playfulness, 82
rich detail, 77
romantic styles, 27
Spanish Mediterranean, 63
streamlined designs, 84, 250–51
studio buildings, 80–81
transitional style, 84
Arrowhead Springs Hotel, 38–39, 39, 243
Astaire, Fred, 121, 150, 160–62, 161, 214, 215
Baiano, Solly, 44
Barnett, Vince, 143
Barnsdall, Aline, 108
Barrymore, John, 84–85
Bautzer, Greg “Tex,” 49
Beaumont-Gantt, Ernest Raymond “Don the Beachcomber,” 237–39
Beebe, Lucius, 193
Bel Air Country Club, 31, 145, 147–48
Bell, Alphonzo, 30–31
Bellamy, Ralph, 45
Bernheimer family, 22
architectural styles, 78–79
barrenness and desolation, 66, 70, 72, 82
construction boom, 75
economic base, 28
intolerance and restrictions, 64, 69
mass transit system, 34–36, 68
movie stars and movie business in, 73–74, 83–84
planning and development, 27–28, 64–66, 65
population growth, 109
tourists, 109
Beverly Hills Hotel, 67–69, 73, 90–99, 91, 94
Birdwell, Russell, 179–80
Blackton, J. Stuart, 64
Bogart, Humphrey, 148, 219, 229, 241
Bond, Ward, 43
boxing, 202–3
Brandstatter, Eddie, 194–95
brothels, 216
Brown Derby, 195–204, 197, 198
Café Montmartre, 194
Carroll, Harrison, 170–71
Case, Frank, 71–72
Catalina, 40–45
Chaplin, Charlie
leisure activities, 148–49
Oscar award, 97
ownership of own films, 89
parties, 101, 141, 141–42, 144
public criticism of, 181
restaurant investment, 192
Chasen’s/Dave and Maude Chasen, 224–28, 227, 229, 232
Clarebut, Helena and Noel, 32
clothing and style, 159–65
clubs. See gambling clubs; nightclubs
Cobb, Bob, 199–202
Cocoanut Grove, 215, 230–31, 231
Coffee Dan’s, 189
Conger, Cornelia, 116
Cook, Wilbur, Jr., 64–65
Cooper, Gary, 58, 150, 160, 201, 227, 250
Courtright, Hernando, 93–95, 97–98
Crawford, Joan, 79, 81, 103, 107, 198, 230
Crosby, Bing, 58, 144, 149, 163, 230
Cruze, James, 144
Daniels, Bebe, 99, 106, 154, 191
Davies, Marion, 101–4, 103, 105–6, 135
de Longpré, Paul, 21–22
de Mille, Agnes, 26
DeMille, Cecil B., 23–25, 24, 81, 148
Dennis, Oliver Perry, 66
Dietrich, Marlene, 93, 160, 222
Don the Beachcomber’s, 48, 237–40
Draper, Dorothy, 38–39
Duke of Windsor, 159
Edmunds, Larry, 190–91
Embassy Club, 194–95
Fairbanks, Douglas, Sr.
death, 73
involvement in gambling resort, 59
ownership of own films, 70, 89
parties and guests, 71, 73, 140, 141
tastes and fashion sense, 71, 160, 161
fan magazines. See press and publicity
Farmer, Frances, 177
Farrell, Charlie, 45
Farwell, Lyman, 66
fashion, 159–65
Flynn, Errol, 148, 149, 150, 172
Fox, Virginia, 116–17
Fox, William, 73–74
decline in profits, 249
new leadership, 118
publicity department, 171, 175, 177
Gable, Clark
death, 250
departure from MGM, 250
home, 110
leisure activities, 58, 147, 154, 227
marriage proposal, 203
military service, 207
tailors, 162
trysts, 90–91
gambling clubs
Agua Caliente, 57–59
Clover Club, 54–55
La Boheme, 204
media coverage and advertising, 55
Sunset Strip location, 204–5
Wilkerson ventures, 204–5, 243
Garland, Judy, 3, 7, 13–14, 31
Gest, David, 3–8
Gillette, King, 74
Goetz, William and Edie, 127–31, 128, 150, 206
Goldwyn, Samuel, 11, 23, 24, 152–53, 154, 242
golf courses, 51, 86, 110–11, 144–48, 146
Graham, Sheilah, 170
Grant, Cary, 99, 160, 182, 207
Gully, Richard, 179
Haines, William
career as decorator, 12–13, 79, 81–82, 106–7, 111–13, 127
Hansen, Kenneth, 236–37
Hearst, William Randolph, 101–2, 105
Hollywood. See also studios and movie business
during Depression, 28
historic highlights, 21
intolerance and restrictions, 20, 22–23
mass transit system, 34–36, 35, 36
Hollywood Hotel, 20–21, 66–67, 67
homes. See houses and homes
homosexuality, 12, 176–77, 181
Hopper, Hedda, 104, 170, 172–75, 174, 176, 181
hotels
Agua Caliente, 57–59
Arrowhead Springs Hotel, 38–39, 39, 243
Beverly Hills Hotel, 67–69, 73, 90–99, 91, 94
Hollywood Hotel, 20–21, 66–67, 67
houses and homes. See also architecture; specific individuals for descriptions of their homes
construction boom and decline, 75, 82–83
design by set designers, 82
early-twentieth-century survivors, 22
exclusion of actors from neighborhoods, 20, 22, 64, 69
fashionable addresses outside Hollywood, 26
modest Santa Monica and Malibu homes, 99–100
in remote and rural areas, 109–10
Frank Lloyd Wright designs, 108–9
Hudson, Rock, 181
Hug, Fred and Laura, 244–45
Hughes, Howard, 58, 92–93, 99, 204, 232
Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company, 23–24, 24
Koverman, Ida, 174
La Rue, 240–42
Lasky, Jesse L., 23, 24, 25, 59, 99
Leon, Jean, 228–29
Lloyd, Harold
death, 90
home, 84, 85–90, 86, 88, 110–11
ownership of own films, 89
retirement and pastimes, 89
Lombard, Carole
marriage proposal, 203
tax bill, 180
trysts, 90
Loper, Don, 96
Los Angeles, 19–20, 29, 34, 108. See also Beverly Hills; Hollywood
Marino, Joe, 244–45
May, Cliff, 48, 122–26, 124, 140
Mayer, Louis B.
daughters and wives, 128–29, 130, 214
horses and stable, 150
during Prohibition, 190
media. See press and publicity
MGM
former employees, 178–79
stars’ publicity and reputations, 7, 174–75, 176
Minnelli, Liza, 3–8
Minnelli, Vincente, 7
Mitchum, Robert, 177
Mizner, Wilson, 195–97
Montand, Yves, 91
Moore, Colleen, 31
Morgan, Frank, 148
movie studios. See studios and movie business
Niblo, Fred, 84
nightclubs. See also restaurants
black entertainers, 214
Café Montmartre, 194
Club Mont-Aire, 216
Coffee Dan’s, 189
Embassy Club, 194–95
image of nightclubbing stars, 169–70
informal atmosphere, 216
during Prohibition, 189–91
Trocadero “The Troc,” 204–6, 214–16
Vernon Country Club, 190
Niven, David, 184–85
Novarro, Ramon, 81
Olmedo, Alex and David, 99
Orsatti, Frankie, 190
Palm Springs, 45–52
Paramount, 24, 28, 45, 81, 165, 193
Parsons, Louella, 170, 172–75, 173, 174, 241
parties
decline of, 135–36
practical jokes and gags, 143
prominent hosts and hostesses, 71, 101, 104–5, 127, 129–30, 133, 139–43
social standing and networks, 126, 143–44
Perino’s/Alexander Perino, 232–34, 233
Pickford, Mary, 69–73, 72, 135, 140, 141, 241
Polglase, Van Nest, 82
Powell, William, 40, 49, 83, 110, 153, 198
Power, Tyrone, 153, 162, 184–85, 207, 250
press and publicity
freelance press agent, 179–80
gossip columnists, 170–75, 173, 174
paparazzi and scandalmongers, 172, 182–86
protection of stars’ reputations, 14, 171, 176–77, 180–82
restaurant policies concerning, 183, 194, 226, 228
studio publicists and press agents, 171–72, 175–79
writers’ fees, 171
Prohibition years, 189–91, 205
radio studios, 216–17
Rathbone, Basil and Ouida, 142–43
Reeves, John J., 27
restaurants. See also nightclubs
Au Petit Jean, 228–29
Brown Derby, 195–204, 197, 198
Café Swiss, 244–45
Cock ’n Bull, 237
Cocoanut Grove, 215, 230–31, 231
Don the Beachcomber’s, 48, 237–40
experimentation and novelty, 237
Henry’s, 192
home-style cooking, 192
La Rue, 240–42
La Scala, 228
manners and standards at, 193, 213
Musso & Frank, 192
Philippe the Original, 21
policies on photographers and reporters, 183, 194, 226, 228
Sardi’s, 195
Schwab’s Pharmacy, 245–46
Ship Café, 191
Smoke House, 244
Tam O’Shanter, 244
Tick Tock Tea Room, 245
Vendôme, 241
Victor Hugo, 192–93
Yamashiro, 22
Rindge family, 40
Rogers, Ginger, 82
Rogers, Will, 75, 90, 94, 102, 109, 150
Romanoff’s/Mike Romanoff, 154, 217–24, 218, 220, 229, 232
Schenck, Joe
after divorce, 116
loans to friends and employees, 75, 204, 243
personality, 115
Schwab’s Pharmacy, 245–46
Selznick, David O., 53, 55, 81
Selznick, Irene Mayer, 128–29, 130
Shatto, George, 41
Sinatra, Frank, 51, 52, 162–64, 164, 219, 220
St. John, Jill, 3, 52, 77, 109, 125, 135, 179
Stanwyck, Barbara, 40, 150, 201
stars. See actors
Stewart, Jimmy, 131–32, 154–55, 207, 226, 227, 228
Strickling, Howard, 175, 178–79
studios and movie business. See also specific studios
actor layoffs, 169
agent package deals, 221–22
changes after World War II, 8–10
clannishness and competitiveness, 10, 113–14, 130
corporate owners, 11
creation of fantasy, 28, 79–80, 81
decline in production and profits, 182, 249–50
during Depression, 28–29
exclusive actor contracts, 171, 182
in Los Angles economy, 29
passion and pride of founders, 11–12
protection of stars’ reputations, 14, 171, 176–77, 180–82
publicists and press agents, 171–72, 175–79
studio buildings, 80–81
studio locations, 73–74, 109, 193
Sturges, Preston, 234–35
Talmadge, Norma, 99–100, 116, 140, 195
Taylor, Elizabeth, 4–6, 92, 93, 182
Taylor, Francis, 95
Taylor, Robert, 154, 155, 201, 207
television, 9–10, 136, 182, 249, 250
Thalberg, Irving, 104
Tracy, Spencer, 90, 150, 178, 209
Trocadero “The Troc,” 204–6, 214–16
20th Century Fox. See Fox/20th Century Fox
Valentino, Rudolph, 75–78, 76, 159–60
Van Heusen, Jimmy, 223
Vendôme, 241
Victor Hugo, 192–93
von Sternberg, Josef, 100–101
Wagner, Robert J.
adolescent years, 32, 43, 83, 120
contract with Fox, 44, 58, 175, 251
first film, 239–40
love for horses, 32–34, 33, 125, 253–54
move to California, 29–30
photos, 33, 46, 47, 50, 87, 118, 146, 164, 173
on St. John’s Hospital board, 132
Wald, Jerry and Connie, 126
Warner, Harry, 10, 93–94, 113, 114, 150
Warner, Jack
at costume party, 142
donation to Hollywood Canteen, 207
gambling, 242
gentrification of, 179
interest in horses and racing, 150
ouster of brother from studio, 113–14
passion for moviemaking, 11–12
restaurant investments, 196, 217, 224
Warner Bros.
in movie industry family, 10–11
ouster of Harry, 113–14
typical movies, 115
Wasserman, Lew, 115
Webb, Clifton, 13, 54, 153, 173
West, Nathanael, 30
Wilcox, Horace and Daeida, 20
Wilkerson, Billy, 54, 204–6, 205, 209–10, 215–16, 240–43
Williams, Paul Revere, 95–97, 230–31
Williams Brothers, 211
Willson, Henry, 181–82
Wood, Natalie, 44, 52, 164, 186, 203, 228
Wright, Frank Lloyd, 107–8, 108
Wrigley, Phil, and family, 44
Wrigley, William, Jr., 41–42
Zanuck, Darryl
favorite restaurants, 197–98, 219
leisure activities, 94, 151, 151, 152, 153–54
military service, 207
types and styles of movies, 8–9, 11–12, 116
Zanuck, Richard, 117–18