Stephen Schochet’s book, Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the Movies! will satisfy the appetites of the diehard movie buff and the casual moviegoer alike. Filled with short, readable, informative and amusing anecdotes about the legends and near legends of old and new Hollywood, Schochet’s book is as satisfying as a large order of movie popcorn with extra butter. It grew out of his job as a Hollywood tour guide where he researched and collected stories to entertain his customers.
With the public thirst for all things celebrity, Schochet’s book is a guaranteed winner. His writing style is conversational yet authoritative, concise yet overflowing with information. Readers will appreciate the “quick take” format of the book which, while it’s organized in chapters such as “Oscar Tales,” “Television Tales” and “Drinking Tales,” can be read randomly. It would make a great beach, vacation, or anytime read and it’s also a book that belongs in your home library.
Schochet is the host of a syndicated one-minute radio show called Hollywood Stories. Many of the anecdotes in the book are the scripts from his show, often supplemented with additional new information. Schochet is also the author and narrator of two audio books, Tales of Hollywood and Fascinating Walt Disney.
I could tease you with one of Schochet’s stories about – well, who would you like to know about – Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Madonna? But I won’t. I am completely immersed in a story about what Clark Gable told his wife, Carole Lombard, when he lost the Oscar for his role as Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind.
Hollywood Stories is available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon or wherever books are sold. For more information or to purchase a copy directly from author Stephen Schochet, visit hollywoodstories.com.
