The Kid Stays in the Picture

The Kid Stays in the Picture
ISBN-10
1597775258
ISBN-13
9781597775250
Series
The Kid Stays in the Picture
Category
Motion picture actors and actresses
Pages
462
Language
English
Published
2006-01-01
Publisher
Phoenix Books, Inc.
Author
Robert Evans

Description

The motion picture producer describes his early career as an actor, liasons with actresses, rise to powerful studio executive, time in a mental institution, drug use, loss of status in Hollywood, and rise back to power.

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