Barbas, Samantha
Confidential Confidential
- ISBN 13:
- 9780912777542
- author:
- Barbas, Samantha
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Chicago Review Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 368
- Dimensions:
- 23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 centimetres
- Genre:
- 23.11 x 15.49 x 2.79 centimetres, Reference & Language, General, History,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
Confidential Confidential: The Inside Story of Hollywood's Notorious Scandal Magazine In the 1950s, a new kind of celebrity magazine emerged, one that would shake the foundations of Hollywood's carefully constructed image. Confidential, with its bold red, yellow, and blue covers and screaming headlines, revealed the secrets and scandals of America's stars, exposing their private lives in unvarnished detail. The magazine's success was built on a vast network of tipsters, who uncovered stories of sexual affairs, drug use, and other transgressions. This was a radical departure from the traditional image of movie stars as innocent and wholesome. As a result, Confidential became a cultural phenomenon, transforming the way Americans thought about celebrity and society. This book tells the story of Confidential's rise to fame and its impact on American culture, marking the end of an era of secrecy and the beginning of an age of tell-all exposure.
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