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In Hollywood history, no other lawyer has achieved the movie
star–like fame and glamour that Greg Bautzer enjoyed. This
revealing biographytells, for the first time, the amazing story of
a self-made man who for 50 years used his irresistible charm and
prodigious legal talent to dominate the courtrooms, boardrooms, and
bedrooms of Hollywood. Columnists dubbed him “Hollywood Bachelor
Number One,” and for good reason. His long-term relationships and
momentary conquests were a who’s who of leading ladies. Through
exclusive interviews with those who knew him best, the book
uncovers the inner workings of not only Bautzer the high-powered
Hollywood lawyer—whose clients included billionaire Howard
Hughes—but Bautzer the man.
Open any movie magazine from the 1930s, '40s, or '50s and you'll
find a picture of attorney Greg Bautzer with a beautiful starlet.
Columnists dubbed him "Hollywood Bachelor Number One," and for good
reason. His long-term relationships and momentary conquests were a
who's who of leading ladies, including Joan Crawford, Lana Turner,
Ginger Rogers, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth, Jane Wyman, Dorothy
Lamour, Ann Sothern, Greer Garson, Merle Oberon, and Peggy Lee, to
name just a few. Yet Bautzer was more than a Hollywood Don Juan. As
a lawyer, he represented nearly every major star of his era, as
well as the richest man in the world, Howard Hughes, for whom he
served as adviser, confidant, and best friend. He also handled
Hughes's shadier deals, including writing checks for a harem of
kept women and quashing potentially embarrassing tell-all
biographies. In Hollywood history, no other lawyer has achieved the
movie star-like fame and glamour that Bautzer enjoyed. The Man Who
Seduced Hollywood tells, for the first time, the amazing story of a
self-made man who for fifty years used his irresistible charm and
prodigious legal talent to dominate the courtrooms, boardrooms, and
bedrooms of Hollywood. In addition to new stories about Hughes,
this biography contains countless anecdotes about Bautzer's other
well-known clients and friends including Joan Crawford, Frank
Sinatra, Ingrid Bergman, Rock Hudson, Bugsy Siegel, Robert Evans,
Kirk Kerkorian and many more of the twentieth century's biggest
stars.
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