Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Book Review- A Touch of StarDust

   Julie Crawford heads to California with dreams of being a screenwriter in the early 1930's.  Julie lands a job ( but not as a screenwriter) for a demanding producer David O. Selznick , who is busy directing  "Gone with the Wind". She meets Carol Lombard and then goes to work as her assistant. Carol marries Clark Gable and Julie becomes involved in their lives.
  And Andy. Andy Weinstein works also for David o. Selznick in the fast paced movie environment

 Based on memoirs of Carol Lombard and  Sam Jaffe ( Movie agent & Producer) this novel shows how the movie business was during those early days of big movies.   The story reads easily and is interesting twists and turns  lead to a finally satisfying conclusion .  

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