Tracing the awards from their founding by Louis B. Mayer in 1928 to the present, Holden shows the evolution of the ceremony from a five-minute pat on the back to a six-week orgy of self-congratulation. "Marvelously entertaining, but also a serious and comprehensive inquiry".--Publishers Weekly. Photos.
Language
English
Pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Plume
Release
February 01, 1994
ISBN
0452271312
ISBN 13
9780452271319
Behind the Oscar: The Secret History of the Academy Awards
Tracing the awards from their founding by Louis B. Mayer in 1928 to the present, Holden shows the evolution of the ceremony from a five-minute pat on the back to a six-week orgy of self-congratulation. "Marvelously entertaining, but also a serious and comprehensive inquiry".--Publishers Weekly. Photos.