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The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals (Mammoth Books 406) Kindle Edition

by Michelle Morgan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 1,026 ratings
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Murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more, from the 1920s to Hollywood's Golden Age in the 1960s and right up to the present day.

It covers over 60 scandals including: The Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle Scandal; Clark Gable's Baby Scandals; The Rape of Patricia Douglas; The Life and Death of Jean Harlow; The Sudden Death of James Dean; Marilyn Monroe's Mysterious Death; John Belushi Dies at the Chateau Marmont; Madonna's Hollywood Stalker; Hugh Grant's Hollywood Scandal; Winona Ryder Is Arrested For Shoplifting; The Brad Pitt, Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie Love Triangle; The Tragic Life and Death of Anna Nicole Smith; The Life and Death of Michael Jackson; Arnold Schwarzenegger's Love Child; The Very Public Melt-Down of Charlie Sheen; The Rise and Fall of Whitney Houston; The Marriage of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes and many, many more.

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Michelle Morgan is the author of many Hollywood-related books, including The Mammoth Book of Madonna and The Girl: Marilyn Monroe, The Seven Year Itch, and the Birth of an Unlikely Feminist. She lives in Northamptonshire, England.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00OGUP7V2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Robinson (October 17, 2013)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 17, 2013
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2327 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 529 pages
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    3.6 3.6 out of 5 stars 1,026 ratings

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I am a writer, but nobody’s perfect! I write biographies, Marilyn Monroe books and much more. My first novel is The Webs We Weave, published by Bloodhound Books. My next novel is published August 2021.

Find me on social media: @MMWriterGirl on Instagram and Twitter, and The Official Michelle Morgan Author Group on Facebook.

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3.6 out of 5 stars
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Sandra Grabman
5.0 out of 5 stars Counting my blessings
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2014
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I love the way this book is formatted so, for those who aren't inclined to read such books cover to cover, it's easy to see which subjects are of particular interest to you so you can go right to that story. And there are so many stories here that are of interest to me. The author used her sleuthing skills to compile each original story, then all of its updates so she can tell you "the rest of the story." It saves you a lot of time to have all perspectives in the same place. It's a fascinating book that left me feeling that Hollywood is a place of heartbreak, betrayal, and misunderstandings. We folks who live in the real world, one that isn't dependent on illusion, are the lucky ones.
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R. Jones
4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Overview Of Hollywood’s Sordid Past
Reviewed in the United States on July 6, 2023
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If you’re looking for an introduction to the seamy side of Hollywood, this book is a great place to start. It covers a myriad of scandals from the days of silent pictures to around 2013, when it was published. Personally, it was the older scandals that I found most interesting, having never heard of several of them. The newer stuff I had lived through, so it wasn’t as compelling, but the stories from the 1920s, ‘30s, ‘40s and 50s were fascinating. The book is written in a clear, easy-to-read style, neither too sensational nor or judgmental. The author provides all the necessary details but doesn’t go overboard with extraneous facts. All in all, an enjoyable read about a side of Hollywood that continues to intrigue us.
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Jungle Red
3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Topic, Flat Writing
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2014
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I got The Mammoth Book of Hollywood Scandals last week and have been forcing myself to finish it. That's generally a bad sign as I can get lost in a book quite easily.

The idea behind this book is great; a collection of Hollywood scandals dating back to the early days and including contemporary scandals (though some of those incidents aren't terribly scandalous and qualify more as PR stunts). Some scandals are more well known than others and, being the gossip hound that I am, I truly love discovering "new" old scandalous stories. The author did what appears to be a decent job at researching these stories, but since there are no footnotes or a bibliography, that's just a guess on my part. The presentation is fairly clear: each chapter, which runs about four to five pages on average, details a scandal. The book contains no photos.

While I am interested in the subject matter, the writing in this book is flat and amateurish which makes it a chore to finish. I have another book by Morgan,  Marilyn Monroe: Private and Confidential , and it suffers from the same thing. I ended up socking that book away because it was too boring to finish. I think Morgan has the makings of a good writer and she clearly has affection for the subjects she chooses, but her prose leaves a lot to be desired. As other reviewers have stated, there are some grammatical errors but I found the author's opinions injected into the text to be more annoying than any errors. She also has a tendency to prattle on. I found myself skipping some passages because it contained information that wasn't really relevant (or of interest) to the story.

I would recommend this book to someone who is just becoming interested in old Hollywood scandals and gossip. There is a decent amount of information within the text that appears to be correct if you can get past the opinions and superlatives. If you're up on your Hollywood gossip and have other books that basically cover the same topic, you likely won't learn much more here.
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Georgia Harper
2.0 out of 5 stars Meh.
Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2014
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An ok 'by the pool' read, especially the early era stuff, but really there's nothing in here that you can't glean from a vague pass through the Internet. No insights at all, really. The section on TomKat was a good example of this, in that the truly interesting aspects of the 'scandal' were ignored - and the discussed parts of the relationship were in fact, not 'scandalous' at all. Promised to be juicy, but the more contemporary 'scandals' were nothing more than a timeline of the relationship.
Don't bother.
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Veronica Hricik
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic and enlightened
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2020
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I chose this book because I am like every other person. I wanted to see what happens in the Hollywood rich and famous. It didn't disappoint. Best book I have read in a long line of books about the rich and famous.
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Judith
4.0 out of 5 stars Better than I expected
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
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I'm not even sure why I tired the Kindle sample of this book because I'm not really that interested in Hollywood, but it was more interesting than I expected. Most of the book (the first 75%) was about things that happened decades ago. That was the interesting part. The last part about things like Brad Pitt's marriage, etc. was not that interesting--at least to me. What I liked about the book was how it attempted to cut through rumors and gossip, and get to the truth. So, we learn things like how Fatty Arbuckle's career was ruined even though he was innocent of that murder charge. Sadly, there were a lot of stories about people who killed themselves when their fame faded. A lot of these stories were things I had heard about, but didn't know the real story. It would have been nice to have some pictures.
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Anne Bennett
1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware!
Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2014
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This book was not written. by a professional writer nor was an editor involved. it is difficult to find a paragraph that does not contain the words "sadly" "tragic" or "unfortunately" - and often in the same paragraph - even the same sentence ("sadly, he would die tragically."). The research is based on old newspaper/gossip accounts which are notoriously unreliable and the writer attributes motives, thoughts and feelings to people who are long dead that she could not possibly have access to. if a high school student had written this as a research paper I would give it a "B" I really wish Amazon would give readers a heads-up to distinguish something like this from a regular book. As the writer of this book might say, "unfortunately for us they don't and sadly, the results are tragic."
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Farmgirl
3.0 out of 5 stars Poorly written but interesting
Reviewed in the United States on December 14, 2013
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The chapters were often based on little known, or forgotten, Hollywood matters. There were a lot of events I had not heard about, so I found those fascinating. What annoyed me though, was the frequent use (or should I say, misuse) of the word- however. Sometimes it would be utilized twice (superfluously) in one sentence.
Overall, ignoring the poor style of writing, I found the book informative and an interesting read.
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ellen ripley
5.0 out of 5 stars interessante
Reviewed in Italy on December 11, 2017
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Appassionante e di grande interesse per tutti coloro che amano il cinema e sono curiosi di conoscere i famosi "scandali" di Hollywood.
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bronte
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book! Gets to the point and it feels ...
Reviewed in Canada on December 27, 2014
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Amazing book! Gets to the point and it feels good supporting a friend of mine. Keep up the great work Michelle!
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mike c
2.0 out of 5 stars The mammoth etc,
Reviewed in Germany on December 30, 2013
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This book goes on until you cant take it anymore, nothing new or interesting in the book from start to finish. Best part was writting this.
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HTJ
2.0 out of 5 stars poorly written
Reviewed in France on December 24, 2013
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Some interesting stories, but the author often leaves out important details, presumably to support her slant on the events. She does not provide a balanced view of what happened, but imposes her conclusion without considering any other possibilities and therefore selects the evidence to suit her own views. Overall poorly written. I would imagine that most of these scandals can be google searched on the internet where the reader will learn more about what actually happened than reading this book.
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maureen B
5.0 out of 5 stars So many tragic stories here...worth a read if you love Hollywood stories
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 10, 2013
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I love this book...so much so,that although I pre=ordered the paperback,I decided to get the Kindle version to read whilst travelling.I love the many varied stories..from the early days of Hollywood,to the modern stories that most of us have followed in the media.I enjoyed dipping in at random,rather than reading the book from start to finish,and particularly liked the stories of lesser known actors and actresses.Although I knew quite a few of the stories in this book,I found more information than had previously been available elsewhere.The Roscoe "Fatty"Arbuckle story had so much more detailed information and gave a sympathetic account of his later life.One of the saddest stories in the book,in my opinion.I would recommend this book to anyone who likes to read the facts,without the embellishment of rumour or hearsay.Michelle Morgan has done her research well and I found this book to be a very interesting read...I hope there will be a second volume,as I'm sure there must be many other such sad tales of early Hollywood,in particular. . .
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