Hollywood Heyday: 75 Candid Interviews with Golden Age Legends

“What audacity!” exclaimed actor Robert Wagner when he heard about the authors’ adolescent exploits in nabbing interviews with Hollywood celebrities. In 1978, Fantle and Johnson, St. Paul teenagers, boarded a plane to meet with Fred Astaire and Gene Kelly. They had written the stars requesting interviews—and to their amazement, both agreed.
Over the years, more than 250 other stars also agreed—Lucille Ball, Bob Hope, James Cagney, Mickey Rooney, Debbie Reynolds, George Burns, Rod Steiger, Milton Berle, Frank Capra and Hoagy Carmichael, to name a few. Published for the first time and with exclusive photos, this selection of 75 interviews chronicles the authors’ 40-year quest for insights and anecdotes from iconic 20th century artists.

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• Chasing Salomé: A Novel of 1920s Hollywood
• Hollywood's Lost Backlot: 40 Acres of Glamour and Mystery
• In the Presence of Greatness: My Sixty-Year Journey as an Actress
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• The Name Below The Title: 20 Classic Movie Character Actors From Hollywood's Golden Age