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Title: Hollywoodland misfires
Review: While I believe Mr. Wallace is earnest, he is often inaccurate or incomplete. His chapters are thumbnail sketches based on rumor and his subject matter from the fictious life of a Hollywood [hopeful] to the fashion designers is pure fluff. How can you have a chapter on Hollywood fashion and not even mention Edith Head? Even an interesting chapter on one of the first African-American architects is made dull in Wallace's hands. The re-tread of old deaths like Thelma Todd and Paul Bern reads like a transcript of a conversation in a beauty salon. There is neither nuance in his writing nor sustenance to keep a reader turning pages. For true Hollywood history buffs, save your money. If you must read all you can on Hollywood, I suggest checking out your local library.
