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All About "All About Eve"

The Complete Behind-the-Scenes Story of the Bitchiest Film Ever Made

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All About "All About Eve"

By: Sam Staggs
Narrated by: Donald Corren
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To millions of fans, All About Eve represents all that’s witty and wonderful in classic Hollywood movies. Its old-fashioned, larger-than-life stars - including Bette Davis, Marilyn Monroe, Anne Baxter, George Sanders, and Celeste Holm - found their best roles in this movie, and its sophisticated dialogue has entered the lexicon.

But there’s much more to know about All About Eve. Sam Staggs has written the definitive account of the making of this fascinating movie and its enormous influence on both film and popular culture. Staggs reveals everything about the movie - from whom the famous European actress Margo Channing was based on to the hot-blooded romance on-set between Bette Davis and costar Gary Merrill, from the jump-start the movie gave Marilyn Monroe’s career to the capstone it put on director Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s.

All About “All About Eve” is not only full of rich detail about the movie, the director, and the stars, but also about the audience who loved it when it came out and adore it to this day.

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very easy to listen to and kudos Roth narrator trying to do an impression of every actor mentioned

trashy and enjoyable old Hollywood gossip

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Donald Corren reads all the bon mots and pithy putdowns and you’d swear you were listening to Bette Davis and George Sanders themselves.

The bitchiness!

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I love the film which is the subject of this book. And it’s filled to the brim with juicy Hollywood gossip. Lush. And the narration is outstanding - just acted enough and dripping with a gossipy / red-top tone.

Fabulous especially as it’s free

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This book was informative with the perfect blend of bitchiness.

The narrator had me hooked!

loved it

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Clever, really entertaining account of everything about the eponymous film. Really extensive research. It does help to know and love the movie.

Meticulously researched, well written book

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