Peter Hay, an expert in script development, is founding artistic director of First Stage in Hollywood. He is also the author of Theatrical Anecdotes and Broadway Anecdotes, both published by Oxford.
"Well-chosen....Wry, telling and tinged (not drenched) with a kind
of bittersweet nostalgia....If you're a movie buff, or live with
one, I suspect that Movie Anecdotes will likely end up on your
coffee table."--The Los Angeles Times
"Amusing, critical tales--tall and true. Hay is a pro at unearthing
acerbic or outrageous sayings or events; his topical arrangement is
smooth and his delivery fluid."--Booklist
"[Hay] reveals the backstage and often hilarious lives of a
plethora of screen legends."--The Sunday Express
"Another enjoyable collection from the anecdote-archivist
Hay....[The stories] range from one-liners to full-fledged stories
and as a rule reveal film folk as the eccentrics many believe them
to be....Light, browse-able entertainment."--Kirkus Reviews
"A melange of stories on Hollywood and its inhabitants which range
from the droll to the bizarre to the informative....Hay embellishes
and tells stories with such zeal and fluidity that even items on
less famous persons as Arnold Schoenberg and William Meiklejon make
good reading....This makes the book informative as well as
entertaining....Make a date with Movie Anecdotes. It's bound to be
an enjoyable experience."--The New Straits Times
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