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Legend has it that Hollywood lures gifted writers into its service with sunshine and money, only to treat them as glorified typists and plot-mechanics, peripheral to the main business of moviemaking. This is what Ian Hamilton describes as 'the writer-in-chains saga that emerges from any study of Hollywood during its so-called golden years - the period I have marked as running from 1915-1951'. But in this superb account of what befell the likes of Faulkner, Fitzgerald, Chandler and Huxley by working for the Dream Factory, Hamilton argues that these writers 'were in the movies by choice: they earned far more money than their colleagues who did not write for films, and in several cases they applied themselves conscientiously to the not-unimportant task at hand. And they had a lot of laughs...' "Fascinating and enjoyable". ("New Statesman"). "Abounds in marvelous stories, apocryphal, fabulous, funny and even true". ("Observer"). Faber Finds is devoted to restoring to readers a wealth of lost or neglected classics and authors of distinction. The range embraces fiction, non-fiction, the arts and children's books. For a full list of available titles visit our associated website. To join the dialogue with fellow book-lovers please see our blog.

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary studies: general

• Full title: Writers in Hollywood 1915-1951
• Author: Ian Hamilton
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352
• EAN: 9780571283705
• ISBN: 0571283705
• ID: 04624411
• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Weight: 376 g
• Dimensions: 199 × 131 × 30 mm
• Date of publishing: 17. November 2011

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