Download or read book Tales from the Casting Couch written by Michael Viner and published by Phoenix Books. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unprecedented history of the actual casting sessions that propelled then-unknown actors to fame are revealed in this collection of never-before-told true stories by an about some of Hollywood’s stars and legends. Casting stories include those of Robert Redford Steve Martin, Sylvester Stallone, Whoopi Goldberg, John Travolta, Sally Field, and many many others.

Download or read book Tales from the Casting Couch written by Michael Viner and published by Newstar Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Hollywood anthology of never-before-told stories and anecdotes reveals how Dustin Hoffman mumbled his way out of the wrong job, Orson Welles got a second chance from Lucy and Desi, the inside story on recent romances, and much more.

Download or read book Who Me written by Scott Smith and published by Happy Dolphin Press. This book was released on 2017-10-23 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who's afraid of ghosts? Not Sarah Lee! And she proves it by showing that not everything that creeps out of the dark is as scary as it seems in this delightfully spooky tale.

Download or read book Casting Couch Confidential written by Bessie Bardot and published by Momentum. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone is fascinated by glamorous, cut-throat industries like modelling, but most of us could never even come close to guessing what really goes on behind the scenes. Now it's time to find out. Bessie Bardot and Geoff Barker, former managing team behind the highly innovative modelling agency Bardot's Bodies and both models themselves, have lifted the lid on an industry where beauty is often only skin deep. Using their own astounding experiences and anecdotes, as well as the accounts of a host of models, photographers and industry insiders from around the world, Casting Couch Confidential is a collection of the most mind-blowing real-life stories imaginable. This is the book that tells it like it is – a warts-and-all look at what it's really like to put yourself on the line for fame. These are confessions from the fast lane: out-of-control shoots, sex and drug filled parties in the modelling capitals of the world, and the insane lengths the beautiful people will go to to stay that way. But Casting Couch Confidential is more than just the exposé of a very private world. It's essential reading for anyone interested in a modelling career, as those who've made it to the top share their cautionary tales about the many pitfalls and traps of the fame game. This is the book that redefines model behaviour.

Download or read book Whale of a Tale written by Scott Smith and published by Happy Dolphin Press. This book was released on 2017-05-03 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Langford the lobster as he gets drawn into a debate of epic proportions with an array of bright and colorful creatures as they spout off about what makes them and their species so special! But don't be surprised if a little land "ant-ics" get the last laugh. Children and adults alike will enjoy this beautifully illustrated rhyming reader as it magically transports you deep below the sea for a zany glimpse of how a little bragging can turn into a "Whale of a Tale"!

Download or read book Ball Tales written by Michelle Nolan and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-11-26 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This history of American sports fiction traces depictions of baseball, basketball and football in works for all age levels from early dime novels through the 1960s. Chapters cover dime novel heroes Frank and Dick Merriwell; the explosion of sports novels before World War II and its influence on the authors who later wrote for baby boom readers; how sports novels persisted during the Great Depression; the rise and decline of sports pulps; why sports comics failed; postwar heroes Chip Hilton and Bronc Burnett; the lack of sports fiction for females; Duane Decker's Blue Sox books; and the classic John R. Tunis novels. Appendices list sports pulp titles and comic books featuring sports fiction.

Download or read book Casting Might Have Beens written by Eila Mell and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-01-24 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some acting careers are made by one great role and some fall into obscurity when one is declined. Would Al Pacino be the star he is today if Robert Redford had accepted the role of Michael Corleone in The Godfather? Imagine Tom Hanks rejecting Uma Thurman, saying that she acted like someone in a high school play when she auditioned to play opposite him in The Bonfire of the Vanities. Picture Danny Thomas as The Godfather, or Marilyn Monroe as Cleopatra. This reference work lists hundreds of such stories: actors who didn't get cast or who turned down certain parts. Each entry, organized alphabetically by film title, gives the character and actor cast, a list of other actors considered for that role, and the details of the casting decision. Information is drawn from extensive research and interviews. From About Last Night (which John Belushi turned down at his brother's urging) to Zulu (in which Michael Caine was not cast because he didn't look "Cockney" enough), this book lets you imagine how different your favorite films could have been.

Download or read book Five Blackpool tales written by Alan Tootill and published by Alan Tootill. This book was released on 2016-12-17 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Second Man and Win Some, Lose Some feature PI Mike Grady, with whom readers of the Blackpool novels will be familiar. In the Second Man, Grady is offered a simple job, delivering a bundle of cash in return for a gambling IOU. Seems an easy assignment, until murder queers the pitch. In the second story Grady is asked to save an attractive woman from the unwelcome advances of her boss. Grady finds nothing is as simple as it looked. The Spider introduces downmarket PI Rick Mason. An old flame asks him to help put her new partner on the straight and narrow and keep him out of jail. In Sam Cooke, PI Pete Mallone finds he is out of his depth when he witnesses a killing and ends up on the wrong side of the law. Chrome tells a story of regret, old acquaintance and an unsolved puzzle.

Download or read book Casting Couch Confessions written by David MacMillan and published by Companion Press (Laguna Hills, CA). This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How far will some pornstars go to get to the top? Find out in this collection of 17 gay erotic fiction tales for hardcore fans. We've all heard stories about casting couches or about what it takes to get to the top (or to be a top) in the gay porn business, but are the stories really true? Accoroding to these writers they are. But you can decide for yourself"--Page 4 of cover.

Download or read book Tales from the Left Coast written by James Hirsen and published by Forum Books. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Barbra Streisand sends Dick Gephardt a personal fax, it makes headline news. When international relations expert Sean Penn leads his own "tour of peace" in Baghdad, every news desk across the country reports it. It's no secret that Hollywood has a leftward tilt when it comes to politics. But what the celebrity-fawning media fail to show is how Hollywood's liberal bias affects actors, movies, and even public policy. In Tales from the Left Coast, author and political commentator James Hirsen digs deep into the liberal underbelly of Hollywood to reveal how biased politics have corrupted the entire entertainment industry. Through extensive research and scores of interviews, Hirsen uncovers some of the most ridiculous, infuriating, and damning political stunts pulled by celebrities of yesterday and today, and he traces the tangled web of influence the Hollywood elite have over politicians in Washington, D.C.

Download or read book Ladies of the Western written by Michael G. Fitzgerald and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work features interviews with 51 leading ladies who starred in B-westerns, A-westerns, and television westerns. Some were well-known and others were not, but they all have fascinating stories to tell and they talk candidly about their careers and the many difficulties that went along with their jobs. Back then, conditions were often severe, locations were often harsh, and pay was often minimal. The actresses were sometimes the only females on location and they had to provide their own wardrobe and do their own make-up, as well as discourage the advances of over-affectionate co-stars. Despite these difficulties, most of the women interviewed for this agree that they had fun. Claudia Barrett, Virginia Carroll, Francis Dee, Lisa Gaye, Marie Harmon, Kathleen Hughes, Linda Johnson, Ruta Lee, Colleen Miller, Gigi Perreau, Ann Rutherford, Ruth Terry, and June Vincent are among the 51 actresses interviewed.

Download or read book Twenty Tales of Sex in Public written by Karla Sweet and published by Red Hot Explicit Erotica Press. This book was released on 2020-07-14 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like to read about sex where people might see? This collection is hot as hell, and you’re going to love to these stories. You will find plenty of sex in public. You’ll find rough sex, group sex and mind-blowing sexual adventures. No matter what you’re into it, this hot collection is perfect for you. Inside the book, you will also find instructions so you can get a free audiobook! What are you waiting for? Click to download now and this baby will be yours! Warning: This ebook contains very explicit descriptions of sexual activity and includes first lesbian sex, first anal sex, sex in public rough sex, group sex, wife sex, domination, double penetration and more explicit content. Only mature adults who won’t find that offensive and are legally able to view such content should read this ebook.

Download or read book My Casting Couch Was Too Short written by Marion Dougherty with Robert Roussel and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A personal memoir based on of the life of a Hollywood casting icon. Marion Dougherty lent a helping hand with discovering the careers of legendary actors such as James Dean, Warren Beatty, Robert De Niro, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Robert Redford, Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Gene Hackman, Bette Midler, Glenn Close, Diane Lane, Brooke Shields, and countless others. Dougherty began her casting profession in New York during the Golden Age of Television, casting well over six hundred episodes of Kraft Television Theatre, Naked City, and Route 66, which led to her very successful career in the motion picture industry. She became the first female casting executive at Paramount Pictures in 1975 before securing the position of vice president of talent at Warner Brothers in 1979, a position she held up until her retirement in the year 2000. Dougherty's casting career spanned over fifty years, and the many personal anecdotes that she shares in My Casting Couch Was Too Short are a must-read."--Amazon.com.

Download or read book Hollywood s Second Sex written by Aubrey Malone and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-04-07 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Women stars in Hollywood were invariably in two categories," said director Otto Preminger. "One group was of women who were exploited by men, and the other, much smaller group was of women who survived by acting like men." Beginning with silent film vamp Theda Bara and continuing with icons like Greta Garbo, Marilyn Monroe and Raquel Welch, this study of film industry misogyny describes how female stars were maltreated by a sexist studio system--until women like Katharine Hepburn and Bette Davis fought for parity. The careers of Doris Day, Brigitte Bardot, Carole Landis, Frances Farmer, Dorothy Dandridge, Inger Stevens and many others are examined, along with more recent actresses like Demi Moore and Sharon Stone. Women who worked behind the scenes, writing screenplays, producing and directing without due credit, are also covered.

Download or read book The Third Hour written by Richard Devin and published by Invoke Books. This book was released on 2014-05-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Third Hour is an amazing read." Heather Graham, New York Times Bestselling Author "What a debut." USA Book News Award Winner - Thriller/Adventure Once a devout catholic, Dominic Renzi finds himself at a crossroad in his life and his faith. A priest's last words, whispered to Dominic, pull him back to the church in a way he never expected... And a conspiracy begins to unravel. Dominic unwittingly becomes the center of a complicated maze of the world's unsolved mysteries: Roswell, the Bermuda Triangle, time travel and the crucifixion. With help from inside the U.S. Senate and the Vatican, Dominic struggles to find the truth, save the church... and his life. Can he uncover the truths from the past that shape the present before he is stopped? Perhaps all the answers he seeks have already been found... at The Third Hour. "Don't miss this!" F. Paul Wilson, New York Times Bestselling Author and Creator of Repairman Jack. "The Third Hour is an original spin on the religious-thriller genre, incorporating elements of science fiction along with the religious angle. Dan Brown, Lee Child and James Rollins fans may have just found another author to add to their bookshelf. The strength of The Third Hour lies in its originality, combined with an interesting take on real historical figures, who are made a part of the experiment at the heart of the novel, and the fast pace that builds throughout the story to an - I didn't see that coming - ending." RT Reviews

Download or read book Ripper written by Richard Devin and published by Invoke Books. This book was released on 2013-04-30 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Lance Taubold's and Rich Devin's Ripper; A Love Story is a fantastic read! A wonderful and intriguing take on a story that has fascinated us for years. Wonderful characters, a plot with all kinds of twists and turns and elements. I love this book--a true keeper!" - Heather Graham, New York Times Best Selling Author In June Coren Butler married the man of her dreams. In August the nightmare began… Prince Edward Albert Victor, The Duke of Clarence is Queen Victoria’s favorite grandson and the most eligible bachelor in England. Coren Butler has captured his heart in the perfect Cinderella story. A dream come true. Then the nightmare begins. On the night of August 30, 1888 cries of murder echo through the streets of Whitechapel and the most notorious murderer in history has claimed his first victim. As the murders continue the list of suspects grows, including Coren’s own husband—Prince Edward. Could the future king of England also be a monstrous serial killer? Ripper: A Love Story "Queen Victoria would not be amused--but you will be by this beguiling combination of romance and murder. Is the Crown Prince of England really Jack the Ripper? His wife would certainly like to know....and so will you." - Diana Gabaldon, New York Times Best Selling Author

Download or read book Icons of American Popular Culture written by Robert C. Cottrell and published by M.E. Sharpe. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the evolution of American popular culture over the past two centuries. In a lengthy chronology of landmark events, and ten chapters, each revolving around the lives of two individuals who are in some way emblematic of their times, this provides a window on the social, economic, and political history of US democracy from the antebellum period to the present.