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Mr. Confidential: The Man, the Magazine & the Movieland Massacre
Mr Confidential The Man the Magazine the Movieland Massacre Author:Samuel Bernstein Liz Smith says: "SEX, SCANDAL and sensationalism. Libel suits and humiliations. Idols with feet of clay. Think it's anything new? Not at all. Slip into the compulsively lurid and exhaustively researched pages of 'Mr. Confidential' which tells the tale of publisher Robert Harrison and his magazine, Confidential. That forerunner of celebrity dirt ... more »quite literally changed the face of entertainment journalism. It reads like a house afire in a sultry swamp. Nobody did 'down and dirty' like Mr. Harrison, and today's beleaguered stars, politicians and others owe him a sock in the jaw. An illuminating, fun read!"
Robert Harrison was the brilliant publisher of Confidential. He not only invented a new form of journalism, but lived and embodied its values and culture. His trailblazing magazine somehow started selling over 5 million copies of each issue in the mid-'50s, the highest newsstand sales in history at that time. It was a publishing phenomenon that changed celebrity journalism forever. Everyone who worked in showbiz seemed to read it, though as Humphrey Bogart once famously noted, no one ever admitted to buying it. The cook brought it in. One of the maids. Someone else. This is the story of the rise and fall of the magazine, of the man and the family behind its stunning success, of the spectacular circus-like libel and obscenity trial that riveted the country, and of the murder/suicide that would forever define Harrison and the magazine's legacy. A MUST READ FOR for anyone interested in celebrity, Hollywood, gossip, conspiracies, and obsession: In other words, EVERYONE. Please Note: This book is being printed with a colour cover and black and white interior images. The full colour images shown here are for display purposes, and are printed in black and white in this edition.« less