MARC ELIOT is the "New York Times" bestselling author of more than a dozen books on popular culture, among them the highly acclaimed biographies Cary Grant and Jimmy Stewart; the award-winning "Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince"; "Down 42nd Street"; what many consider the best book about the sixties, his Phil Ochs biography, "Death of a Rebel"; "Take It from Me" (with Erin Brockovich), "Down Thunder Road" "The Making of Bruce Springsteen"; "To the Limit: The Untold Story of the Eagles"; and "Reagan: The Hollywood Years." He has written on the media and pop culture for numerous publications, including "Penthouse," "L.A. Weekly," and "California Magazine." He divides his time among New York City, Woodstock, Los Angeles, and the Far East.
"From the Trade Paperback edition."
"The story of a man who goes from small-time jazz pianist and
gas-station attendant to Hollywood leading man reads like a rich
movie plotline. All the sex, brawls, and gunslinging are here."
--"Playboy"
Praise for" Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"
"A fascinating portrait.""
"--"Newsweek
"
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh
look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of
Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here.""
"--"New York Times
"Praise for" Jimmy Stewart""It was a wonderful-and long-life, and
Eliot . . . covers it all.""
"--"USA Today
""Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself
into an enduring star.""
"--"Entertainment Weekly
""Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the
front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for
Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently likable
man.""
"--"Hollywood Reporter
"Praise for" Cary Grant""A fascinating and thorough portrait . . .
Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy.""
"--"Esquire
""Highly readable . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark
side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome
biography.""
"--"People (three stars)
"
"Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot
assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the
gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant' s own shrewdness in
maintaining that fictional persona.""
"--"Washington Post
"
“The story of a man who goes from small-time jazz pianist and
gas-station attendant to Hollywood leading man reads like a rich
movie plotline. All the sex, brawls, and gunslinging are here.”
—"Playboy" Praise for" Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"
"A fascinating portrait.""
"—"Newsweek
"
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh
look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of
Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here.""
"—"New York Times
"Praise for" Jimmy Stewart""It was a wonderful–and long–life, and
Eliot . . . covers it all.""
"—"USA Today
""Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself
into an enduring star.""
"—"Entertainment Weekly
""Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the
front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for
Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently lika
"The story of a man who goes from small-time jazz pianist and
gas-station attendant to Hollywood leading man reads like a rich
movie plotline. All the sex, brawls, and gunslinging are here."
--"Playboy"
Praise for" Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"
"A fascinating portrait.""
"--"Newsweek
"
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh
look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of
Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here.""
"--"New York Times
"Praise for" Jimmy Stewart""It was a wonderful-and long-life, and
Eliot . . . covers it all.""
"--"USA Today
""Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself
into an enduring star.""
"--"Entertainment Weekly
""Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the
front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for
Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently likable
man.""
"--"Hollywood Reporter
"Praise for" Cary Grant""A fascinating and thorough portrait . . .
Eliot does a good job of cracking the screen fantasy.""
"--"Esquire
""Highly readable . . . Glimpses of the debonair leading man's dark
side are the most intriguing elements of this welcome
biography.""
"--"People (three stars)
"
"Keeping the actor's astonishing career firmly in view, Eliot
assembles a portrait that shows the dark shadows behind the
gleaming facade, while also revealing Grant' s own shrewdness in
maintaining that fictional persona.""
"--"Washington Post
"
"The story of a man who goes from small-time jazz pianist and
gas-station attendant to Hollywood leading man reads like a rich
movie plotline. All the sex, brawls, and gunslinging are here."
-"Playboy"
Praise for" Reagan: The Hollywood Years
"
"A fascinating portrait.""
"-"Newsweek
"
"Eliot' s book is poised to provide something interesting: a fresh
look at subject matter well worth dusting off. . . . The genesis of
Reagan's later public persona is closely charted here.""
"-"New York Times
"Praise for" Jimmy Stewart""It was a wonderful-and long-life, and
Eliot . . . covers it all.""
"-"USA Today
""Elucidates how a skinny guy with zero sex appeal molded himself
into an enduring star.""
"-"Entertainment Weekly
""Stewart deserves critical reassessment and a seat closer to the
front row of the film pantheon. Eliot makes a solid case for
Stewart's merits, and he gives us a decent, eminently lika
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