Hollywood Urban Legends: The Truth Behind All Those Delightfully Persistent Myths of Film, Television, and Music

Was Marilyn Monroe really a size 16? Was Lucille Ball a communist? And what's the truth about the infamous bloopers on such shows as The Newlywed Game, Password, and The Tonight Show? In a town that thrives on rumor and gossip, urban legends proliferated long before the term was coined. Now the brightest new voice about the movies brings his distinctive style of investigative reporting and compelling storytelling to bear on the most persistent legends involving the people who bring us the movies, TV shows, and music we love so much. As co-host of Ebert & Roeper and a celebrated syndicated columnist for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roeper has devoted at least a column a week to the buzz from Hollywood and the countless urban legends that emanate from Tinsel Town. Now available in paperback, Richard Roeper recounts these stories in Hollywood Urban Legends, as he gives us the truth behind the most deliciously false stories about our favorite stars.