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Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his forty-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. In an age where the written word wielded great influence over public perception of the film industry, Starr was a recognizable figure, writing columns for the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Daily Mirror. Starr provides vivid portraits of early screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers.

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Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his... Read more

    Publisher: Scarecrow Press
    Publication Date: 16/07/2001
    ISBN13: 9780810839410, 978-0810839410
    ISBN10: 0810839415

    Number of Pages: 304

    Non Fiction , Biography

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    Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his forty-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. In an age where the written word wielded great influence over public perception of the film industry, Starr was a recognizable figure, writing columns for the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Daily Mirror. Starr provides vivid portraits of early screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers.

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