The Hollywood Book Club

by Steven Rea

Overview

Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, Gregory Peck, Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe—the brightest stars of the silver screen couldn't resist curling up with a good book. This unique collection of rare photographs celebrates the joy of reading in classic film style. The Hollywood Book Club captures screen luminaries on set, in films, in playful promotional photos, or in their own homes and libraries with books from literary classics to thrillers, from biographies to children's books, reading with their kids, and more. Featuring nearly 60 enchanting images, lively captions about the stars and what they're reading by Hollywood photo archivist Steven Rea, here's a real page-turner for booklovers and cinephiles.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452183732
Publisher:	Chronicle Books
Publication date:	09/10/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	120
File size:	11 MB
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About the Author

Steven Rea is the author of several Hollywood-themed photography books, and his archive of movie photographs numbers in the thousands. He lives in Philadelphia.

Editorial Reviews

"Delightful collection with a dash of Hollywood glamour, of images of classic film stars, from Audrey Hepburn to Gregory Peck reading books. Possibly my favourite is James Dean finishing The Complete Poetical Works of James Whitcomb Riley while smoking."
-The Bookseller (UK)

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