Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950-1965 [Hardcover]

Richard Schickel (Author), Sid Avery (Author)

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This entrancing collection of chez-moi photos of TV and movie stars captures a self-consciousness that fits its times. Shots of Debbie Fisher at play with toddlers Carrie and Todd, or Rock Hudson serving hamburgers at a backyard barbecue only emphasize the stars' remoteness from ordinary life: they are icons imitating normalcy. Film critic Schickel notes that mid-century Hollywood, beset by uncertainties such as the rise of TV and the decline of the studio moguls, assumed a cultural consensus that "grotesquely, even tragically, misrepresented reality." Avery's masterful Saturday Evening Post photographs (here sepia-toned) include Ernest Borgnine chopping onions in his kitchen and Ida Lupino at the dinner table with husband Howard Duff; there are glimpses of Eve Arden, James Garner, Lauren Bacall and Humphrey Bogart, all en famille , and others of James Dean, Lawrence Welk, Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in relaxed moments on the set.
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Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Fine Communications (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1567312853
• ISBN-13: 978-1567312850
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,159,153 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Book for any Movie or Photography Fan, December 31, 2000

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This review is from: Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950-1965 (Hardcover)

Sid Avery's pictures of classic Hollywood stars capture the celebrities in ways that were never seen before - Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward making breakfast, Lauren Bacall and Bogie kissing their son good-bye before they drive away to go somewhere. These pictures give you a "backstage" glimpse, showing you what the stars do when they're not entertaining you on the screen. Whether you love classic movies or taking pictures, this is the book for you! One could spend hours curled up on the couch, relishing every picture, every caption... it's delightful to own, because what other book could show you Hollywood at home?

5.0 out of 5 stars Hollywood like you've never seen before., September 7, 2010

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This review is from: Hollywood at Home: A Family Album 1950-1965 (Hardcover)

Hollywood at Home: A family album 1950-1960, this is an interesting collection of black and white photographys, presenting Hollywood Celebrities of the fifities and sixties in various scenes. eg Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward in their kitchen cooking breakfast, Debbie Reynolds with her children playing at Home. Though not all the celebrities featured here, are not necessarily at home. Some are actually taken in the studios. The photos are big A4 beautifully glossy black and white. A very interesting book. Worth a buy.