Category Archives: Books

“Smile: How Young Charlie Chaplin Taught the World to Laugh (and Cry)” – Children’s Book Giveaway (now through May 4)

Posted on March 31, 2019 by Annmarie Gatti

Charlie Chaplin Picture Book Giveaway We have Ten Books to Giveaway This Month! “Children meet Chaplin in this intimate biography of the iconic silent-film comedian… ” – Publisher’s Weekly And now for something a little different… This month, we are … Continue reading →

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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir – AUTOGRAPHED Book Giveaway (Facebook/Blog March)

Posted on March 4, 2019 by Annmarie Gatti

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir Autographed Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir Book Giveaway Contest. This time we’ll be giving away TWO AUTOGRAPHED COPIES of … Continue reading →

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Part One: Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin, author of “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir”

Posted on February 26, 2019 by Annmarie Gatti

Exclusive Interview with Victoria Riskin, Daughter of Fay Wray and Robert Riskin about her new book “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir” I’m so excited to say that Victoria Riskin’s new book “Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A … Continue reading →

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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir – AUTOGRAPHED Book Giveaway (now through Mar 30)

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Annmarie Gatti

Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir A Very Special Autographed Book Giveaway! I am so pleased to announce a very special giveaway this month! Plus a Blogathon and an Exclusive Interview too! But more about those later… CMH … Continue reading →

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Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story – Book Giveaway (January)

Posted on December 30, 2018 by Annmarie Gatti

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story We have Five Books to Give Away via Twitter or this Blog “The legacy of stuntwomen in the film industry is finally getting a comprehensive telling“” — Los Angeles Magazine And now for our first … Continue reading →

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Jarmila Novotna: My Life in Song Book Giveaway (Facebook/Blog Nov/Dec)

Posted on December 26, 2018 by Annmarie Gatti

Jarmila Novotna: My Life in Song Book Giveaway via Facebook and this Blog Yay! The contest is over and the winner is Carl. Congratulations! Okay, now it’s time for the Facebook/Blog version of our Jarmila Novotna: My Life in Song Giveaway Contest! This time we’ll … Continue reading →

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Jarmila Novotna: My Life in Song – Book Giveaway (Dec 8 through Jan 12)

Posted on December 9, 2018 by Annmarie Gatti

“Jarmila Novotna: My Life in Song” We have Five Books to Give Away via Twitter or this Blog Yay! The contest is over and the winners are Robert, Billy, Vickie, Amy and Mark. Congratulations!  It’s time for our next book … Continue reading →

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This World Needs Its Dreamers: Clarence Brown’s National Velvet (Exclusive Guest Post by Author Gwenda Young)

Posted on December 4, 2018 by Guest Post

“This World Needs Its Dreamers” Clarence Brown’s National Velvet (1944) Exclusive Guest Post by Author Gwenda Young In a reappraisal of National Velvet written in the 1960s, Pauline Kael observed that “it touches areas in our experience that movies rarely … Continue reading →

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Clarence Brown, Hollywood’s Forgotten Master (Exclusive Guest Post by Author Gwenda Young)

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Guest Post

Exclusive Guest Post by Gwenda Young, Author of Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master “Garbo’s Favorite Director” was how many journalists chose to eulogize Clarence Brown when he died in 1987. By referring to Garbo — then alive, still elusive and … Continue reading →

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Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master – Book Giveaway (November)

Posted on November 5, 2018 by Annmarie Gatti

“Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s Forgotten Master” We have Five Books to Give Away via Twitter or this Blog It’s time for our next book giveaway! CMH is happy to say that we will be giving away FIVE COPIES of  Clarence Brown: Hollywood’s … Continue reading →

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