Penguin Publishing Group, Date: 1998. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. 1998. Penguin Publishing Group ISBN 0670871559 9780670871551 [US]

Hardback. Good. ISBN 0670871559 9780670871551 [GB]

Brand: Viking Adult, Date: 1998-02-01. First Edition. hardcover. Used: Good. 1998. Brand: Viking Adult ISBN 0670871559 9780670871551 [US]

New York: Viking; Penguin, Date: 1998. xvii, 444 pages, illustrations; 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Spine slightly rolled at the crown. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "In 1930 William Haines was Hollywood's number-one box-office draw - a talented, handsome, wisecracking romantic lead. After leaving acting he went on to become the interior designer to Hollywood's elite - everyone from Carole Lombard and Jack Warner to Nancy Reagan - and to such clients as Ambassador Walter Annenberg, who commissioned him for the American Embassy in London. Through it all, he never disguised who he was: Off-screen, he was openly gay to reporters and studio chiefs alike, and at his side at all times was his lover, Jimmie Shields. In a world where truth is often distorted in the funhouse mirror of Hollywood, Billy Haines lived a completely authentic life." "Here is William Haines's virtually unknown story - rich in detail, revelations, and scandal. As the political climate in Hollywood changed, Billy refused to go along. He bucked studio pressure to stop carousing and get married, leading to skirmishes with Louis B. Mayer and the police; there was even a violent encounter with gay-bashing white supremacists in 1936. Here, for the first time, the stories of Hollywood's gay stars are seen in context with their times and with one another, revealing a pattern of intimidation by the studios and, ultimately, the establishment of the ...

Viking Adult, Date: 1998-02-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1998. Viking Adult ISBN 0670871559 9780670871551 [US]