Marion Davies
The was the unofficial empress of Hollywood and she spent a lifetime as the mistress of one of America's richest men. Gathered from tapes recroded a decade before Marion Davie's death, read, in her own words, the story of a fantastic and ... [... more]
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Deeply
Lacks Any Real Emotional Connection: A remote fishing village located off the coast of Canada is the setting for this tale of a close-knit community of people who make their living from the sea, while abiding the customs and superstitions that have been [... more]
CDN$9.99
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Battle Over Citizen Kane
 From Amazon.com: Young Orson Welles had the world on a string in 1940. The wunderkind of radio, stage, and screen had already created a national stir with his all-black postmodern production of Othello and the 1938 War of the Worlds broadcast. With [... more]
CDN$26.99
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Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House
The life and times of an American castle.: This book gives an intimate look at one of "America's Castles" from inside and out. The history of the building site is covered, as is the design and construction of the buildings. The life and times [... more]
CDN$75.00
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Captured On Film: True Story O
From Amazon.com: Tennessee Williams once wrote, "Marion Davies makes up for the rest of Hollywood," and this superb documentary demonstrates why the gifted actress was so beloved in high society. Executive produced by Hugh Hefner and narrated [... more]
CDN$44.99
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The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst
From Amazon.com: The epic scope of historian David Nasaw's biography matches the titanic personality and achievements of William Randolph Hearst (1862-1951), who built "the nation's first media conglomerate" from a single San Francisco [... more]
CDN$18.50
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Hearst's Other Castle
A local community's brush with Hearst: William R. Hearst and his entourage spent only a grand total of four months at St. Donat's Castle in Glamorganshire, Wales, but they left a lasting impression on the historic castle and the local people. This book [... more]
CDN$29.95
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Bandbox
Witty and exuberant: Along with a love for New York and a boisterous appreciation of the Roaring Twenties, Mallon mines his experience as a former editor at GQ to bring us a hilarious and delightful tale of love, cutthroat competition, and headlong [... more]
CDN$15.00
Amazon CA |
Louise Brooks: A Biography
Thorough study of a complex star: For years, I was fascinated by the image of Louise Brooks as a cultural icon, so what an experience it finally was to absorb both Pandora's Box and this biography at the same time. I have to admit that my early [... more]
CDN$23.91
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RKO 281 (Widescreen)
From Amazon.com: This absorbing HBO docudrama tells the story of the making of what is considered by many to be America's greatest film, Citizen Kane. "Boy genius" Orson Welles came to Hollywood with no idea how to follow up his stage and radio [... more]
CDN$21.99
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The Magical Lore of Cats
Author: Marion Davies Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 133 EAN: 9781898307662 ISBN: 1898307660 Number Of Pages: 200 Publication Date: 2001-11 [... more]
CDN$22.87
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Times We Had
What a waste: This book was worthwhile only in the sense that it provided an opportunity to learn just how shallow and spoiled Marion Davies was. Her life apparently consisted of endless parties, trips to Europe (with her complaining all the while), and [... more]
CDN$10.99
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