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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Univ of California Pr
Publication date
May 1, 2006
Pages
231
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780520245518
ISBN-10
0520245512
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$85.00
Other format details
university press
Subjects
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description:
Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary is an insiderâs view of the film studios of the 1920sÂand the first from a secretaryâs perspective. Rich in gossip, it is also an eyewitness report of Hollywood in transition. In the summer of 1924, Valeria Belletti and her friend Irma visited California, but instead of returning home to New York, the twenty-six-year-old Valeria decided to stay in Los Angeles. She moved into the YWCA, landed a job as Samuel Goldwyn's personal and social secretary and proceeded to trip over history in the making. As she recounts in her dozens of letters to Irma, Valeria Belletti encountered every type of Hollywood player in the course of her working day: moguls, directors, stars, writers, and hopeful extras. She shares news about Valentino's affairs, Sam Goldwyn's bootlegger, the development of the Âtalkies,â her own role in helping to cast Gary Cooper in his first major part and much moreÂoften in hilarious detail. She writes of her living and working conditions, her active social life, and her hopes for the futureÂall the everyday concerns of a young working woman during the jazz age. Alternating sophistication with naiveté, Valeriaâs letters intimately document a personal journey while giving us a unique portrait of a fascinating era.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Univ of California Pr (May 1, 2006)
9780520245518 | details & prices | 231 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $85.00
About: Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary is an insiderâs view of the film studios of the 1920sÂand the first from a secretaryâs perspective.
About: Adventures of a Hollywood Secretary is an insiderâs view of the film studios of the 1920sÂand the first from a secretaryâs perspective.
Paperback
from Univ of California Pr (May 1, 2006)
9780520247802 | details & prices | 231 pages | 5.50 × 8.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $34.95
About: Through personal letters to a friend back home, a young woman who served as Samuel Goldwyn's personal and social secretary reveals her living and working conditions, gossip, her active social life, and her hopes for the future, providing a unique insider's view of the film studios of the 1920s.
About: Through personal letters to a friend back home, a young woman who served as Samuel Goldwyn's personal and social secretary reveals her living and working conditions, gossip, her active social life, and her hopes for the future, providing a unique insider's view of the film studios of the 1920s.
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