cover image The Hollywood Archive: The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age

The Hollywood Archive: The Hidden History of Hollywood in the Golden Age

Paddy Calistro. Universe Publishing(NY), $55 (352pp) ISBN 978-0-7893-0499-5

Bursting with lavish photographs and little-known facts, Hollywood Archive: The Hidden Story of Hollywood in the Golden Age makes a wonderful present for those smitten by the screen's past glamour. Editors Paddy Calistro and Fred E. Basten have culled stills from Hollywood's best archives and combined them with essays from insiders like Richard de Mille (son of director Cecil B. DeMille), Clayton Moore (aka The Lone Ranger) and Robert Osborne (host of Turner Movie Classics). What kinds of cars did stars drive? Where did they get their makeup? Who was the first screen sex goddess? These eclectic topics are presented ""in the most subjective way--with love."" 400 b&w and 100 color photos.