Children of Hollywood - Accounts of Growing Up as the Sons and Daughters of Stars (Paperback)

Living in the shadow of a famous parent can have powerful effects, from opening professional doors to pressure so great it leads to suicide. Some children of stars are proud of their roots while others live in secrecy. This is a rare look into the private lives of the children (and, in a few cases, grandchildren) of the classic Hollywood icons, telling the stresses and inspirations of living with great actors who may or may not have been great parents. Some movie stars protected their offspring, but others used them as publicity props or even made them into rivals. Despite their unusual youths, some succeeded in the movies or elsewhere, but most never lived up to the standard expected of them by the public. Many lost their parents, whether to the extremes of the celebrity lifestyle, to divorce, or to their careers. From the beautiful bedtime stories Harpo Marx and his wife told their four adopted children to explain where they'd come from, to the studded belt Bing Crosby used to punish his sons for mentioning their famous father to school chums, this work tells the best and worst of growing up in a celebrity home. Families covered include those of W.C. Fields, the Marx Brothers, Eddie Cantor, Mario Lanza, Stan Laurel, Jerry Lewis, Douglas Fairbanks and Boris Karloff. Research is drawn from interviews with celebrity offspring, who also provided never-before-published snapshots of Hollywood legends at home.

General

Imprint:	McFarland & Company
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2005
First published:	March 2005
Authors:	Michelle Vogel
Dimensions:	234 x 155 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	239
ISBN-13:	978-0-7864-2046-9
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7864-2046-4
Barcode:	9780786420469

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