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# Hollywood Babylon--It's Back!: All Those Celebrities, All Those Scandals, All That Nudity, And All That Sin Hardcover – October 20, 2008

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- **What is this?** Hollywood Babylon--It's Back!: All Those Celebrities, All Those Scandals, All That Nudity, And All That Sin Hardcover – October 20, 2008 by darwin porter
- **How much does it cost?** KD 28.58 with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

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    Hollywood Babylon It's Back
  

*by E***C on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 19, 2008*

I enloyed this book because I could relate to all of the people discussed.  I have been a movie fan (films of the 20', 30's and 40's) for over 60 years  I was shocked to read how most of my favorite stars acted.  Hollywood, during that peroid, was nothing but a glamorized whorehouse.  Stars, no matter how famous or unknown, had to sleep with director, producers or anyone else connected with the making of a film, to get parts.The most shocking, to me anyway, was how Lucille Ball said "She never met a man she didn't sleep with.  And her husband Desie Arnes was no better. I enjoyed the many photographs, nudes included, of the stars and other people involved in the picture business.  I really couldn't put the book down.............

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    Guilty Pleasure That Is Questionable At Best
  

*by R***S on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 4, 2010*

Having read Kenneth Anger's original two volumes which were noir-ish and fun, I was hoping this might be another go-around at Hollywood doing its level best to cover up for itself and being EXPOSED. Sadly, about the only thing that was true is the exposed part. Never have I seen a book so populated with male frontal nudity. This book abounds with grainy pictures that look as though they've been snagged off the net or photoshopped at a meat market/deli. To assert that this book is gaycentric is an understatement.The only thing that beats the pictures is the text. If you believe Darwin Porter, everyone in Hollywood is gay or minimally bisexual. Special attention is given to gay studs. Elvis Presley, James Cagney, everyone in Hollywood is gay. And for those who are not gay, they are probably promiscuous and have done time as prostitutes. Lucille Ball supposedly falls in the later category.  There is some truth in the book, but there is a lot of garbage too.About Darwin Porter: he used to do travel guides, but moved up to write a graphic gay novel THE SILENT CLOSET. From there he managed to 'write' bios of Humphrey Bogart, Valentino, Merv Griffin, and Paul Newman. Yup, his subjects are all gay as are all their celebrity friends. His books are all based on secret notes, interviews, common knowledge, and (I suspect) gossip and urban legend. It would be very easy to write this stuff off as the wishful thinking of a gay man who wants gay to become mainstream, but it isn't that easy for a reader to just walk away. Even if it is obvious that the writer has an allegiance to the gay community, Porter is undeniably a terrific writer and does a great job with his sometimes over-the-top assertions. There is something naughty about reading this expose which can be likened to verbal porn. I felt like a portal had been opened up, I was sucked in, and  was privy to all these secrets. I became Alice through the looking glass.There is a good aspect re: reading this book if you haven't been turned off by this and all the other negative reviews. I gave this book a 3* because in a screwy way these fancifully questionable stories were written by a first rate writer. My advice to a potential reader is to enjoy this, but keep an open mind that much is unreliable at best.

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    Great book
  

*by C***Z on Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on May 11, 2019*

If you enjoy reading about what the entertainment industry was and still is like I highly recommend this easy to read book.Included are many old Hollywood photos but be warned unlike some other similar books sold on Amazon this one has graphic descriptions and a couple of photos depicting nudity.So if your easily offended you might want to pass but if not I think you'll find this book fascinating reading.

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