Dark History of Hollywood: A Century of Greed, Corruption and Scandal behind the Movies (Dark Histories)
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Chaplin, Sydney 30
Chaplin, Sydney Earle 29
Cherrill, Virginia 151–2, 152
child actors 186–92
CIA 133
Cimino, Michael 208–9
cinema, origins of 11–12, 14
cinemas
attendance 81–2, 98, 217
and the Mafia 116
nickelodeons 12, 14
and the studios 81
cinématographe 11
Citizen Kane 8, 76, 77, 78
civil war, films about 23, 38
Cleopatra 188
Clift, Montgomery 185, 185–6
cocaine 44, 136, 138, 195
Cohen, Mickey 125, 126
Cohn, Harry 71, 91, 96, 118, 121–2, 123, 159
Colbert, Claudette 142
Colombo, Joe 130
Columbia Pictures 71, 91, 121–2, 123, 159, 210, 212
Coming to America 215–16, 217
Committee for the First Amendment 94, 95, 96, 96, 99, 100
communism
blacklisting 89, 99–113
Committee for the First Amendment 94, 95, 96, 96, 99, 100
Communist Party 86, 88–9, 91–4, 96, 97, 98, 103, 104
Dies Committee 88, 89
and directors 91–2, 94, 99, 105
and Disney, Walt 91, 92
in Europe 91
and fascism 91
grey list 104–5
Hollywood Ten 93, 93–4, 96, 99–100
House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) 92, 92–4, 96–100, 103–4, 111–13
and MGM 87
propaganda in films 94
Red Channels 100
and screenwriters 87, 94, 105
and Warner Brothers 99
Conference of Studio Unions (CSU) 90, 91
conglomerates 207
Connery, Sean 124, 124, 126
contracts
and blacklisting 99
and communism 99
in early days 17, 55–7
and Hedren, Tippi 156
morality clauses 48, 62
seven-year 55–7, 81
under studio system 55–7, 58, 81, 82
suspensions 56, 79, 81
weight clause 58
Coogan, Jackie 189, 189
Coppola, Francis Ford 130, 183, 185, 206
Cotton Club, The 135, 136, 138
Crane, Cheryl 122, 124, 125, 125
Crawford, Joan 61, 62
Cruise, Tom 200, 201, 215
Crum, Bartley 102
Culkin, Macaulay 190, 191
D
Dale, Virginia 89
Dane, Karl 53, 53
Dassin, Jules 102, 102
Davies, Marion 46
Davis, Bette 52, 79, 79
Davis, Sammy, Jr 123, 123
Daw, Marjorie 28
de Havilland, Olivia 81
de Palma, Gregory 120
Dean, James 176, 184, 184, 186
Deane-Tanner, William Cunningham 41–2
Delmont, Bambina Maude 32, 35, 37
DeMille, Agnes 22
DeMille, Cecil B. 20, 25, 25, 143
DiCicco, Pasquale 117
Dies Committee 88, 89
Dies, Martin 88–9, 88
Dietrich, Marlene 151
Dillinger, John 136, 137
Dillon, Paul 119
DiMaggio, Joe 179, 181
directors
auteur theory 214
and communism 91–2, 94, 99, 105
freedom of 208–9
Directors Guild 91–92, 99
Dirty Dancing 198
Disney, Walt, and communism 91, 92
Dmytryk, Edward 91, 94, 99, 100, 104
Docter, Pete 219
Doherty, Thomas 143
Doom Book 142
Dougherty, James 177–8
Douglas, Cameron 192, 195
Douglas, Eric 192, 192–3
Douglas, Joel 192–3
Douglas, Kirk 105, 107, 192, 192–3, 212, 213
Douglas, Michael 192, 192–3, 195
Douglas, Patricia 66, 69
Douglas, Peter 192–3
Downey, Robert, Jr 204
Driscoll, Bobby 191
drugs
addiction 43, 188, 191, 192, 204, 211
cocaine 44, 136, 138, 195
morphine 43
overdoses 195, 199
Dunne, John Gregory 213
Dunne, Philip 86, 92, 96, 111
Dupont Film Corporation 115
Durfree, Minta 36, 36, 37
Duvivier, Denise 151
DVDs, pirate 138–9
E
Edison, Thomas 11–12, 14, 15
egos 204
Eisler, Hanns 97, 97
entourages 203
Entwistle, Peg 57
E.T. 191
Evans, Robert 133, 136, 138
Ewell, Thomas 143
Exner, Judith 129
extras 118
F
Fairbanks, Douglas 28, 43, 52
Fairbanks, Douglas, Jr 62
Farrow, Mia 131, 131, 167, 169
Fast, Howard 107
FBI 93, 102, 199
Finian’s Rainbow 206
Fisher, Carrie 195
Fitts, Buron 58, 60, 66, 69, 117
Fitzgerald, F.Scott 9
Fleiss, Heidi 160, 161
Flynn, Errol 148, 148–9, 151
Foch, Nina 8
Fontaine, Joan 56, 56, 66, 67
Ford, Robert E. 148
Foreman, Carl 112, 113
Fox, William 14, 17, 19
Francis, Lee 159–60
From Here to Eternity 121–2, 122, 185
Front, The 100, 101
G
Gable, Clark 62, 63, 63, 80
Gambino, Carlo 120
Garbo, Greta 196, 197
Gardner, Ava 55–6, 70, 70, 72, 196
Garfield, John 102
Garland, Judy 187, 187–8
Gaynor, Janet 52
Gebhardt, George 20
Geimer, Samantha 162, 167
General, The 38
Gere, Richard 210
Germany, Nazis 71
Giancana, Sam 128–9, 133
Gibson, Mel 205, 205
Giesler, Jerry 75–6, 125, 148, 151, 179
Gilbert, John 53, 53
Gish, Lillian 24
Glyn, Elinor 46, 141
Goddard, Paulette 30, 30
Godfather, The 130, 130, 132, 133, 183
Goldman, William 204, 210, 214
Goldwyn, Frances 51
Goldwyn, Samuel 14, 20, 96
Gone With the Wind 80
Goodman, Dr Daniel Carson 46
Grahame, Gloria 153, 153
Grant, Cary 144, 151–2, 152, 156, 156
Grant, Hugh 169–70, 170
Grey, Jennifer 198, 200
Grey, Lita 28, 29
grey list 104–5
Griffith, D.W. 23, 46
Grignon, Rex 219
Group Theater 111
Gyssling, Georg 71, 71
H
Hackett, Albert 86
Haggis, Paul 203
Haines, William 60
Hansen, Betty 149, 151
Harlow, Jean 62, 64, 65
Harris, Mildred 27, 28, 28
Hathaway, Anne 181
Hayden, Sterling 104, 104
Hays Office 48, 51, 142, 143, 144–5, 147–8
Hays, William H. 48, 51, 142
Hearst, William Randolph 35–6, 46, 47, 76, 87
Heaven’s Gate 208, 208–9
Hedren, Tippi 154–6
Henreid, Paul 100
Hepburn, Katharine 61, 144
Herman, Pee-Wee 173
Herrick, Margaret 52
High Noon 113
Hitchcock, Alfred 154–6, 155, 214
Hoffman, Dustin 212
Holden, William 162
Hollywood (the place)
map of 19
natives of 22
, 25
origins of 19–20
population 19
the sign 7, 57, 57
Hollywood Nite Life 121
Hollywood Ten 93, 93–4, 96, 99–100
homosexuality 59, 60, 151–2, 160
Hope, Bob 83
Hopper, Hedda 108
House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) 92, 92–4, 96–100, 103–4, 111–13
Hudson, Rock 59, 60
Hughes, Howard 62
Hunt, Marsha 94
Hyde, Johnny 179
I
illegitimate pregnancies 147–8
Ince, Thomas 46
International Association of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) 89, 91, 115–16
J
Jacobs, Laynie 134, 134, 136, 138
Jaws 208, 209, 209
Jazz Singer, The 48, 50, 51
Johnson, Nunnally 182
Jolson, Al 50
K
Kazan, Elia 108, 111
Keaton, Buster 37, 38, 39
Kefauver Committee 121
Kellerman, Annette 141
Kennedy, Bobby 128, 128–9, 182
Kennedy, John F.
and Monroe, Marilyn 182
and Sinatra, Frank 110, 110, 126, 127, 128–9
Kennedy, Joseph P. 49, 49, 126, 128
Kennedy, Rose 49
Keystone Studios 27
Kidman, Nicole 201
Kingsley, Pat 215
Kinski, Nastassja 166
kisses, length of 143, 156
Koch, Howard 94, 99
Korshak, Sidney 123, 131
Ku Klux Klan 23
Kubrick, Stanley 105, 107, 212, 213
L
La Marr, Barbara 43, 43
Ladd, Alan 195
Laemmle, Carl 14, 16, 16–17, 19, 22, 25, 71
Laemmle, Carl, Jr 16
Laemmle, Rosabelle 16
Lancaster, Burt 185–6
Landis, John 216
Langham, Ria 62
Lanier, Toni 72, 74, 76
Lardner, Ring, Jr. 86, 94, 99, 100, 103, 111
Lasky, Jesse L. 22
Lawford, Peter 128, 129
Lawrence, Florence 17
Ledger, Heath 195
Lee, Tommy 168, 168
Leigh, Vivien 80
Lemmon, Leonore 72, 74, 74–5, 76
Lindström, Petter Aron 62
Littlefeather, Sacheen 183, 183
Longoria, Eva 181
Lord of the Rings 217, 218
Los Angeles 20, 22, 25
Los Angeles Examiner 46, 66, 76, 87
Los Angeles Times 46, 108
Lowe, Rob 168
Luciano, Lucky 117, 121
Ludwig, William 8–9
Lumières 11
M
Mafia 114–39
Maltz, Albert 94, 100, 110
Mamet, David 204, 213
Mamoulian, Robert 144
Mankiewicz, Herman J. 71, 76, 145
Mannix, Bernice 72
Mannix, Eddie 60, 62, 65, 72, 76, 87
Mansfield, Jayne 140, 150, 150
Manson, Charles 164, 164–5
Marion, Frances 31
Marnie 154, 155
Martino, Al 132, 133
Marx, Samuel 66
Mayer, Louis B.
and the Academy 52
background of 14
and the casting couch 159
and Citizen Kane 76
controlling the actors 53, 60, 62, 65, 69–70, 72
and Germany 71
McCarthy, Joseph 109, 111, 112
McCoy, Al 20
McNamara, Maggie 162
Merriam, Frank E. 87
MGM
and Citizen Kane 76
and communism 87
contracts 82
control of stars 43, 53, 58, 60–70, 72, 74–5, 187–8
cover ups 43, 60–6, 69, 72, 75–6
and Germany 71
and politics 87
and Screen Writers Guild 85
size of 55
Wild West party scandal 66, 69
Miller, Arthur 179–80, 180
Miller, Marilyn 32
Millette, Dorothy 65, 66
Mineo, Sal 184, 184
Minter, Mary Miles 40, 41, 42, 44
Modern Times 30
money
profits 81, 216–17
salaries 17, 55, 79, 81, 85
taxes 87
Monroe, Marilyn 143, 178, 179
as an actress 179, 180, 182, 182
childhood 177
death of 182
and the Kennedys 182
marriages 177–8, 179–80, 180
mental health 178, 179, 180, 182
modelling career 178
Seven Year Itch 181
Moon is Blue, The 160, 162
Moore, Colleen 44
morphine 43
Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals 92, 94
Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) 93
Motion Picture Patents Company (MPPC) 14, 16–17, 19, 20, 22
Motion Pictures Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) 48, 51, 142
Moving Picture World 17, 18
Murphy, Eddie 170, 173, 215, 217
N
Nazis 71
New York Times 94
nickelodeons 12, 14
Niven, David 7, 8, 151, 162
Nixon, Richard 92
No Time to Marry 89
Normand, Mabel 41, 41, 44
Notorious 156, 156
Novak, Kim 123
nudity in films 141–3
O
O’Connor, Basil 116
Officer and a Gentleman, An 210
On The Waterfront 108, 108, 111
online piracy 218–19
Oscars 52, 52, 83, 183, 183, 214
Our Hospitality 39
P
Page, Anita 158, 159
Paramount Pictures 32, 130, 133, 215–16
parenthood, actors and 192–6
Parks, Larry 103, 103
Parsons, Louella 46, 47, 76, 152
Pathé 14
Pathé, Charles 13, 14
Peck, Gregory 98
Pelican Brief, The 175, 175
Pellicano, Anthony 214–15
Peters, Jon 210
Phoenix, River 195
phonographs 13
Pickford, Jack 29, 31, 32, 32
Pickford, Mary 17, 17, 28, 51
piracy 138–9, 218–19
Place in the Sun, A 185
plastic surgery 198, 200, 202–3
Poland 113, 214
Polanksi, Roman 131, 161–7, 162
police corruption 58, 60, 66, 75
Polonsky, Abraham 103, 104, 111
Popular Front 86
Porter, Jean 94
Power, Tyrone 147
Preminger, Otto 107, 160
Previn, Soon-Yi 167, 169, 169
Prevon, Zey 36, 37
producers 94, 210–11
Production Code Administration (PCA) 143, 156, 160
profits 81, 216–17
prohibition 32, 37
projectionists 116
prostitution 159–60
protection rackets 116, 118, 119
publicists 215
Puzo, Mario 129–30, 133
R
race issues
Birth of a Nation, The 23, 24
Black Panther Party 199
and censorship 175
Ku Klux Klan 23
racism 123, 175, 199
Radin, Roy 134, 136, 138
Raft, George 137, 137
Ralston, Esther 69–70
Rappe, Virginia 32, 34, 35–7
Ray, Nicholas 153, 186, 187
Ray, Tony 153
Razor’s Edge, The 147
Reagan, Ronald 92
Rebecca 56
Rebel Without a Cause 184, 186
Red Channels 100
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Reeves, George 72, 73, 74–6
Reid, Wallace 43
Reubens, Paul 173
Riefenstahl, Leni 71
Rififi 102, 102
Ritt, Martin 102
RKO Pictures 76
Roberts, Julia 175, 175
Romain, Gary 199
Rooney, Mickey 70, 70, 72
Roosevelt, Franklin D. 116
Rosemary’s Baby 131, 131
Ross, David 66, 69
Rosselli, Johnny 114, 115, 119, 121–2, 133
Rossellini, Roberto 146, 147–8
Rourke, Mickey 202–3, 203, 204
Ruben, Alma 43
Ruddy, Al 130
Rybczynski, Zbigniew 214, 214
S
salaries 17, 55, 79, 85
San Fernando Valley 22, 25
Sarandon, Susan 159
Satterlee, Peggy 148, 149, 149, 151
Scarface 137, 145, 145
Schary, Dore 100
Schenck, Joseph 119, 178
Schenck, Nicholas 115, 116
Schulberg, Budd 60, 66, 86, 86, 103, 111
Schulte, Henry 66
Schwarzenegger, Arnold 172–3, 175
Scientology 200, 203
Scott, Randolph 151–2
Screen Actors Guild 92
Screen Extras Guild 118
Screen Writers Guild (SWG) 85–6, 87
screenwriters
and censorship 145
and communism 87, 94, 105
credits 86
relationship with Hollywood 213–14
Screen Writers Guild (SWG) 85–6, 87
Seberg, Jean 199, 199
Seiuli, Atisone 170, 173
Selznick, David O. 82
Sennett, Mack 27
Seven Year Itch, The 143, 143, 181, 181
sex addiction 153
sex tapes 168
Shandling, Garry 215
Shelby, Charlotte 41, 44
Sherman, Vincent 105, 105
Shriver, Maria 172–3, 175
Siegel, Benjamin Bugsy’ 118, 137, 137, 138–9
Sign of the Cross, The 142
silent films 12, 14, 26–53
Simpson, Don 210–12, 211
Sinatra, Frank 128
and blacklist 110
and Farrow, Mia 131
and Kennedy, John F. 110, 110, 126, 127, 128–9
and the Mafia 120, 121–2, 122, 126, 128–9, 131, 133
Sinatra, Tina 126, 128, 129
Sinclair, Upton 87, 87
Skolsky, Sidney 52
Snider, Paul 171, 171
Snyder, Whitey 182
Something’s Got to Give 182, 182
Sorrell, Herbert 90
Soth, Clement 69
sound, arrival of 48, 51, 53
Spartacus 105–7, 106–7
Special Intelligence Committee 133
Spielberg, Steven 208
Squaw Man 20, 21, 22, 25, 25
Stadiem, William 160
Stallone, Sylvester 159
Stander, Lionel 88–9, 89, 91
Stanwyck, Barbara 68, 69
Stewart, James 81, 82
Stompanato, Johnny 124–6
Stone, Sharon 181
Stratten, Dorothy 171, 171
Strickling, Howard 58, 60, 61, 62, 69, 187
strikes 91, 92, 115–16
Stromboli 148
studio system 54–83
suspension of actors 79, 81
Swanson, Gloria 48, 49, 142
Swayze, Patrick 198