Fred E. Basten è autore di oltre trentacinque libri, molti dei quali approfondiscono il mondo del cinema e le sue figure iconiche. Le sue opere esplorano spesso l'arte visiva della realizzazione cinematografica e le personalità che hanno plasmato le sue epoche d'oro. L'approccio di Basten prevede un'immersione profonda nella storia del cinema e negli individui significativi che l'hanno popolata.
A treasury of retro Las Vegas of Rat Pack days, when Liberace's candles flamed and Elvis was an opening act. Readers learn how a dusty desert town became the world's favorite playground and entertainment capital. Filled with glamour and intrigue, this collection of anecdotes tells the true story of the town where gangsters and glamour mix -- how Sinatra got his break there, why Ann-Margret became a star -- the stories only insiders know, plus tourist photos, collectibles and remarkable celebrity photographs.
Hollywood's golden age is revealed from a different angle by this collection of advertising art. It depicts the posters created for promotion within the industry during the 1930s and 1940s, rather than the ones shown in the cinemas.
Traces the life and influence of the cosmetics innovator, describing his early years as a beautician for the Russian royal family, role in developing the images of leading Hollywood stars, and contributions to the establishment of the retail cosmetics industry.
This is a compelling compilation of nostalgic photographs and essays that chronicle the Golden Age of Hollywood-from its beginnings in silent film through the 1960s. Hollywood Archive is a visual tour of classic Hollywood both on-screen and off. The actors, directors-all the players-tell the Hollywood story in their own words, many for the first time. Organized as an almanac, this comprehensive volume covers everything anyone ever wanted to know about Hollywood-and more. Original essays by such Hollywood insiders • Richard de Mille, son of famed director Cecil B. DeMille• Bette Davis gives advice to the lovelorn• Shirley Temple writes to father Christmas• Robert Osborne, host of the American Movie Classics television show and the celebrated film critic, on his personal list of favorites and his critical choices• Well-known Hollywood historian Marc Wanamaker, often seen on "E!" (Entertainment television) on "The First Talkies"• Longtime director/producer Roger Corman "master of the macabre"on "Horror Films"• Clayton Moore, who starred as the Lone Ranger, on "Westerns"• John Provost, star of Lassie on "Animals in Film"• Tom Kelley, son of the photographer whose notorious nudes of Marilyn Monroe started her career• Robert Harris and James C. Katz on film preservation• Author Jim Heimann on the Hollywood nightlife scene• Actor Robert Stack, whose first Hollywood kiss launched his career on "Screen Kisses"
Dyktował trendy Ustalał kanony piękna To on stworzył nowoczesną kobietę Z jego usług korzystały wszystkie wytwórnie filmowe i największe sławy Hollywood: Marlene Dietrich, Elizabeth Taylor, Ingrid Bergman, a nawet John Wayne. Zanim Rudolf Valentino stał się bożyszczem kobiet, uważano, że ma zbyt ciemną cerę, by występować w kinie. Pewnie nigdy nie stałby się światową gwiazdą, gdyby nie specjalny puder, który wynalazł dla niego Max Factor. To Max ufarbował na rudo słynne loki Rity Hayworth, które natychmiast stały się nieodłącznym elementem jej wizerunku. Tylko on umiał poradzić sobie z charakterkiem kapryśnej Poli Negri, gdy egzotyczna piękność z Polski przyjechała na podbój Hollywood. I przede wszystkim to właśnie dzięki niemu kosmetyki stosowane dotąd wyłącznie przez gwiazdy ekranu stały się dostępne dla wszystkich kobiet. Urodził się w Łodzi. Już w wieku kilkunastu lat pracował w zakładzie słynnego berlińskiego stylisty. Potem trafił do Rosji, gdzie o jego radę zabiegali artyści Moskiewskiej Opery i dygnitarze carskiego dworu. Jednak i to mu nie wystarczało – wkrótce wyruszył do Ameryki, na podbój Fabryki Snów.
