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List Price: $14.95 | | Publisher: Wheatmark
Salesrank: 1164728
Released: December 7, 2008 |
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| Media: Paperback |
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Editorial Review:
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker is a revisionist history of Hollywood's Golden Era and the tabloid press that covered it.
Harry Pennypacker was a prolific and revered newspaper columnist; a colleague of Louella Parsons, Walter Winchell, and the other great columnists of the day.
Unfortunately, nobody has ever heard of him because the papers never ran his articles.
They were too hot. Too dangerous. Too likely to tarnish the delicate image of silver screen icons.
The newspaper syndicate couldn't fire him because he had an ironclad contract, so Pennypacker wrote his stories ... and the editors buried them.
Until now.
The secret files of Harry Pennypacker are secret no longer.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker Reviews:
ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD 
2009-10-15 - Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2Z71BSYY2R878 This is the book trailer we created for ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker.
Enjoy!
Reporting back about HARRY PENNYPACKER:
2009-06-30 - I LOVED IT! I am still reeling from the incredible secrets you revealed about some of my favorite Hollywood stars. The stories are so hot that I had no alternative but to read your book while wearing my oven mitts!
Truth or ???
2009-05-18 - Reviewed by Irene Watson for Reader Views (5/09)
Author Michael B. Druxman was fortunate enough to connect with Stuart Bloomberg, a young film maker who discovered files of deceased top newspaper columnist Harry Pennypacker. Bloomberg promised the stories were sensational and Druxman found they certainly were. Inspired by the sensationalism and possible exposure of well-known Hollywood entities, Druxman compiled the stories into his book "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker."
I was totally amazed at what "truths" came out about well-known legends such as Elvis, John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe, and others. Did you know in reality John Wayne, was not Marion Morrison but Mendel Skulnick? Yes, that's right. According to Harry Pennypacker and his extensive knowledge of the Hollywood scene, Mendal Skulnick was John Wayne. Mind you, Skulnick was nowhere near the size of The Duke but with prosthetics, padding and makeup he was able to emulate the figure we know as John Wayne.
And, did you know Elvis was...and James Dean didn't die young as we know it to be. In reality he .... Well, I'm actually not going to tell you what happened to these two; you'll just have to find out for yourself.
Druxman is a great storyteller, or is he? Did he actually copy the stories that Pennybacker wrote? Who knows, but, "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker" is a great read. You'll laugh, you'll ponder, and you'll wonder. Are these truths? Embellished truths? Or, are they some stories concocted in the mind of Druxman. You will have to decide for yourself.
Once Upon A Time In Hollywood
2009-01-05 - I'm not from Hollywood and never heard of Harry Pennypacker. But, I found this book to be funny and very interesting too. I am not sure I believe any of the stories Mr. Druxman has shared in this book, but I definitely enjoyed reading them. I would recommend ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD to anyone that wants to get away from their reality for a couple of hours and just have a rollicking good time.
Pull My Leg Some More Please
2008-12-21 - Once Upon A Time In Hollywood is the perfect gift - since most of us have a short attention span - live where time is at a premium - you can read one chapter at a time and feel satisfied - and at a reasonable price - perfect for our tanked economic situation. It's clever and upbeat and so one can forget the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and have a wonderful dose of humor and wit. A perfect gift for that difficult to buy-for friend. Thank you Michael for making the world a nicer place. My favorite was the Elvis Presley story.
