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Hollywood at Home (Architectural Digest)

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This is a terrific book! It's a large coffee table book with rare photos of Jayne Mansfield, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Carole Lombard, and Marilyn Monroe in their homes. You get to see Jayne in her heart shaped bathtub, Jean looking at her autograph collection, and Judy singing in her bedroom. There are also some wonderful articles written by David Stenn, Gerald Clarke, and others. The book has some current actors in it too (John Travolta, Diane Keaton). It would make a wonderful gift for a classic film fan.

this book is terrific! I thought i was just nosey when I read it front to back..........and then i realized everyone who comes to my home picks it up and can't put it down too! The pictures are terrific......the articles about the stars are well written and it would make a wonderful gift too.

good job architectural digest!

This book is just sumptous! A wonderful look into the lives of Hollywood legends via color and b&w photos. I especially like the older stars featured: Carole Lombard, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, etc. I have most of the Architectual Digest magazines featuring Hollywood stars, but this book includes additional photos for some of the stars and is presented so beautifully that even those who own the mags should get a copy. Printed on heavy glossy stock, this is an oustanding book that every Hollywood fan should have in their library!

Architectural Digest has done a fantastic job in creating this book. They have taken some of their best features from their superb magazine on Hollywood's stars and their homes and compiled it into this great book. The stories feature stars from the golden age up to the present time. I highly recommend it! It also makes a great gift!

First of all let me state unequivically, I love Architectual Digest, and this book is a dream for those of us who do. The houses vary, some are opulent, some are modest, most are in between. You get a feel for the real person behind the star fascade and because Architectural Digest has been in circulation for so long, some of old guard Hollywood is on display here as well as the more current stars. It's interesting to see the juxisposition of the era's. Highly recommended to anyone with any interest in this subject.

This book is printed on very good quality paper and is certainly a
"coffee table" book. I keep on reviewing it every few days. Super buy!

The book arrived in a timely manner in good condition.
Beautiful photos and lots of inside
information about some of Hollywood's greatest.
It's a great book!

I saw Hollywood At Home from Architectural Digest advertised one day on HGTV and I was interested in getting it. Occasionally it's fun to take a peek into a celebrities life, which is what this book is all about. There are celebrities from mostly past and some present including Frank Sinatra, Marilyn Monroe, and John Travolta. Perhaps my high hopes made it difficult for me to truly enjoy this book. I was expecting there to be more celebrity homes showcased or perhaps show more pictures of the homes of the celebrities they did spotlight. I've read Architectural Digest many times and I have been more impressed with their single issues than this book. I did enjoy seeing John Travolta's home photos and his amazing wall of aviation. Overall, the photos were decent, most of them culled from archives. If you're into some of the celebrities that are featured in this book then I highly reccommend it. If you're expecting any mind blowing architectural insight, then this is not the book for you.

and for we lay persons who would like a look into the private homes of the Hollywood set, past and present. Interesting coffee table book!

To be honest, I am not the least bit interested in celebrities or how they live (it doesn't affect me one way or the other).
However, I WAS interested in Dennis Quaid's Montana home, which is featured in this book. Quaid's ranch, out of all of the other homes showcased in the book, resonated the most with me because of the way the home was designed and decorated.
For our celebrity-obsessed culture, however, there's plenty to see: John Travolta's spectacular sprawling private airport cum family home (he actually parks his planes right at the house!), Candice Bergen's tastefully decorated bungalow, Cher's Morrocan/Moorish/Italianate palace in Malibu, Diane Keaton's Arts and Crafts style home, and a handful of other notable pads of long forgotten Hollywood players. However, on the other end of the spectrum, Jayne Mansfield's campy homage to tacky is not to be missed!
Interestingly, screen idol Cary Grant is featured in the book with his roommate (boyfriend?) Randolph Scott in Ralph Laurenesque black and white photos. Must have been daring at the time.
I was rather pleased with the condition of the book. It arrived in a timely manner, with the dust jacket missing, but I don't really care about that.