Read Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School

Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School

John Blumenthal

4.9/5 (19613 ratings)

Description:From the Pubiishrs Weekly Review: Built in 1905, six years before the area's first film studio began operations, Hollywood High was nicknamed ``The Star Hatchery'' in 1936, the year Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner, Marge Champion, Nanette Fabray and Alexis Smith were all on campus at the same time. A student publication, The Hollywood High School News , was launched in 1918, and the author taps into its rich mine of forgotten filmland trivia. In 1950-51 the News was edited by Carol Burnett who also contributed a sophomoric humor column: ``ETIKUT: Its sorta considered good taste when you sorta bump sumone in the hall to go back and pick 'em up.'' Burnett introduced a series of interviews with alumni-turned-movie stars, which was discontinued when it was discovered she was writing the pieces on class time. Along with numerous appealing anecdotes, Blumenthal ( The Tinseltown Murders ) gathers recent reminiscences from celebrities who look back on their high school days with nostalgia and embarrassment. ``I just wanted to blend in with the wall,'' recalls a once-shy Linda Evans. ``I didn't want anyone to notice me too much because I was very shy.'' Yvette Mimieux: ``I hated it. Classrooms are prisons.'' Blumenthal's profile of the late Rick Nelson suggests he is unaware that Nelson was famous as a child radio actor prior to his TV debut, but this is a minor oversight. This carefully researched, amusing chronicle also has value as an historical record of the 20th century as viewed through the eyes of American teenagers. Illustrated with yearbook photos.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School. To get started finding Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Pages: —

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: —

Release: —

ISBN: 0345343441

Description: From the Pubiishrs Weekly Review: Built in 1905, six years before the area's first film studio began operations, Hollywood High was nicknamed ``The Star Hatchery'' in 1936, the year Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney, Lana Turner, Marge Champion, Nanette Fabray and Alexis Smith were all on campus at the same time. A student publication, The Hollywood High School News , was launched in 1918, and the author taps into its rich mine of forgotten filmland trivia. In 1950-51 the News was edited by Carol Burnett who also contributed a sophomoric humor column: ``ETIKUT: Its sorta considered good taste when you sorta bump sumone in the hall to go back and pick 'em up.'' Burnett introduced a series of interviews with alumni-turned-movie stars, which was discontinued when it was discovered she was writing the pieces on class time. Along with numerous appealing anecdotes, Blumenthal ( The Tinseltown Murders ) gathers recent reminiscences from celebrities who look back on their high school days with nostalgia and embarrassment. ``I just wanted to blend in with the wall,'' recalls a once-shy Linda Evans. ``I didn't want anyone to notice me too much because I was very shy.'' Yvette Mimieux: ``I hated it. Classrooms are prisons.'' Blumenthal's profile of the late Rick Nelson suggests he is unaware that Nelson was famous as a child radio actor prior to his TV debut, but this is a minor oversight. This carefully researched, amusing chronicle also has value as an historical record of the 20th century as viewed through the eyes of American teenagers. Illustrated with yearbook photos.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School. To get started finding Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

Special Offer | $0.00

Special Offer! | $0.00

Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School

Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public School

More Books

Three and a Half Virgins

Three and a Half Virgins

The Strange Courtship of Abigail Bird

The Strange Courtship of Abigail Bird

Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour: A Novel

Millard Fillmore, Mon Amour: A Novel

What's Wrong With Dorfman?

What's Wrong With Dorfman?

Passing Wind of Love

Passing Wind of Love

The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack

The Believer: Alien Encounters, Hard Science, and the Passion of John Mack

The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks (Max Slade Mystery)

The Case of the Hardboiled Dicks (Max Slade Mystery)

By John Blumenthal - Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public Schoo (1988-08-27) [Paperback]

By John Blumenthal - Hollywood High: The History of America's Most Famous Public Schoo (1988-08-27) [Paperback]

United States Attorneys for the District of Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal, John A. Danaher III, George P. McLean, Kevin J. O'Connor

United States Attorneys for the District of Connecticut: Richard Blumenthal, John A. Danaher III, George P. McLean, Kevin J. O'Connor