Hurry - Only 2 left in stock!
|
Robert Hofler survived a forty-year career in journalism, working
as an editor at Life, Us, and Variety, among many other
publications. He is now the theater critic for The Wrap and lives
in New York City. Hofler is also author of the books Sexplosion:
From Andy Warhol to "A Clockwork Orange"-How a Generation of Pop
Rebels Broke All the Taboos, Variety's "The Movie That Changed My
Life," and Party Animals: A Hollywood Tale of Sex, Drugs, and Rock
'n' Roll Starring the Fabulous Allan Carr.
"Those who think Hollywood’s current predatory political
scene and celebrity partner-swapping activities are new phenomena
would be wise to dive into this tell-all tale of Henry Willson, an
agent who became a major star maker to actors like Rock Hudson, Tab
Hunter, and Troy Donahue in the 1950s."
-Publishers Weekly "A trove of enticing gossip and little-known
facts . . . Hofler chronicles Willson’s life of privilege. He roams
through the origins of his paradoxical right-wing attitudes, early
intrigues to obtain sexual power, conspiracies hatched in glamorous
fabled nightclubs, the Trocadero, the Macombo. He describes nasty
sexual antics among powerful studio heads."
-Los Angeles Times "The Man Who Invented Rock Hudson is
a gritty, often coarse but well-researched biography of a tough
Hollywood power broker famous for his ‘Adonis factory.’"
-Salon.com "Hofler, a Variety editor and reporter, is well
matched to this shark-tank of a life." -Washington Post
![]() |
Ask a Question About this Product More... |
![]() |