Ah, The Golden Age of Hollywood… Definitely a never-ending well of inspiration for many authors and storytellers around the world. Mirroring dreams, fascinating bright lights, and the mystery behind the curtains.
If you are also intrigued by all those stories that are hidden behind the scenes, then definitely check out A Bundle of Books That Illuminate the Golden Age of Hollywood list. Books that best reflect the golden age of Hollywood.
Scandalous stories that are hidden behind the making of the classics that we once and still enjoy. The dark secrets of all those silver-screen legends who are still popular and admired to this day.
A Bundle of Books That Illuminate the Golden Age of Hollywood
The Girls in the Picture by Melanie Benjamin
You must have heard about Mary Pickford, known as “America’s Sweetheart”, and Frances Marion, a renowned screenwriter. If you are interested in the details of this close friendship and the secrets they hide, read this book.
A story that will take you on a journey through Hollywood back in 1914 and reveal to you a whole world that you never dreamed was hidden…
An excellent choice for everyone who wants to learn more about the evolution of film. As well as the struggle of women trying to be taken seriously in the workplace, especially in those times.
City of Flickering Light by Juliette Fay
If you want to be transported back to the Golden Age of Hollywood and join three friends who struggle to earn their places among the stars of the silent screen, then pick up this book.
Be prepared to be immediately captured by the glitter of 1920s Hollywood. The story of Millie, Henry, and Irene is a bit predictable, but so compelling and comforting at the same time.
Definitely, this is well-researched story that includes a variety of famous silent film stars and others involved in the affairs of early Hollywood. A fantastic choice for all fans of stories from this age.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Well, this is a story that shocked the reading world with its unique and intriguing story. A fictional story that could be confused with a memoir. And it makes you check on the internet if this person existed.
Brave, brutally honest depiction of Hollywood that we certainly didn’t expect. And an amazing main character who will make you think a little deeper about all those freedoms we enjoy.
All the Stars in the Heavens by Adriana Trigiani
A spectacular story that attracts as much as Hollywood itself. A young actress eager for success and fame takes us back in time to brutal Hollywood.
A time when numerous promising actors had one single goal – to shine on the silver screens. No tenets and principles mattered, the outcome was much more than the means used to succeed.
If you are also interested in events like Loretta Young and Clark Gable’s forbidden Hollywood romance, but also quite famous names, do not miss this book.
A Touch of Stardust by Kate Alcott
Sometimes we have to disappoint our parents to go in search of our happiness and dreams. So yes, our heroine Julie, instead of marriage and peaceful life, head for Hollywood, hoping to make her dreams come true.
She manages to get a job in the studio where producer David O. Selznick is making ‘Gone With the Wind’ and this is where it all begins.
She gets a direct insight into the biggest love affairs of that time, famous actors with their struggles, and the discovery of all the secrets that are hidden behind the shiny facades…
Great list, I need to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid! A Touch of Stardust sounds good also. I read a good one called Stars Over Sunset Boulevard by Susan Meissner about women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo was really great. Thanks very much for the suggestion. I’ll definitely check it out 😊