“An exceptional work of film scholarship, packed with
information no one had uncovered before that reads like a juicy
novel.” —Vanity Fair
“Beauchamp serves up with gusto many measures of gossipy history
and historical gossip. . . . One hell of a story.” —San
Francisco Chronicle
“Fascinating. . . . The intellect, the intuition, the gumption, the
gall, the vision, and the restless ambition of the founding father
are meticulously documented.” —The Boston Globe
“Cari Beauchamp deserves g
內容簡介:
Joseph P. Kennedy’s reputation as a savvy businessman,
diplomat, and sly political patriarch is well-documented. But
his years as a Hollywood mogul have never been fully explored until
now.
In Joseph P. Kennedy Presents, Cari Beauchamp brilliantly
explores this unknown chapter in Kennedy’s biography. Between
1926 and 1930, Kennedy positioned himself as a major Hollywood
player. In two short years, he was running three studios
simultaneously and then, in a bold move, he merged his studios with
David Sarnoff to form the legendary RKO Studio. Beauchamp
also tells the story of Kennedy’s affair with Gloria Swanson; how
he masterminded the mergers that created the blueprint for
contemporary Hollywood; and made the fortune that became the
foundation of his empire.
關於作者:
Cari Beauchamp is the author of Without Lying Down: Frances
Marion and the Powerful Women of Early Hollywood and other film
histories. She has written for The New York Times, Vanity
Fair, and Variety and lives in Los Angeles,
California.