| Indecent Exposure: A True Story of Hollywood and Wall Street Contributor(s): McClintick, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0060508159 ISBN-13: 9780060508159 Publisher: Harper Business OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2006 Annotation: When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began. First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman's post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud . . . until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - True Crime - Business & Economics | Leadership - Performing Arts | Film - History & Criticism |
| Dewey: 364.162 |
| LCCN: 2002027308 |
| Series: Collins Business Essentials |
| Physical Information: 1.45" H x 5.4" W x 8.04" (1.11 lbs) 576 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began. First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman's post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud . . . until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end. |
Contributor Bio(s): McClintick, David: - David McClintick, an investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal for eleven years, is an award-winning author and journalist. His other books include Swordfish and Stealing from the Rich. He lives in New York and Los Angeles. |