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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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Comprehensive Research • Fascinating Behind-the-scenes • Excellent Narration • Historical Context • Juicy Stories

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I loved the movie and this book is great, narration is perfect perfect for a glimpse behind the glamour and hard work of movies and theater.

A good story

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A fun read. However, the author points out sexist quotes said by people in the twentieth century, yet says a number of sexist remarks himself, seemingly without notice. Also, the author says quite a few fatphotic things. These were not quotations. So, if you’re a careful consumer, you’ll have an enjoyable read but with a few bumps.

Entertaining but problematic

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I have loved All About Eve since the late movie runs of my adolescence. What a pleasure to glean more insight into the story.

Loved this Dishy exploration

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As a total "All about Eve" enthusiast, this book contains such an unique variety of the juiciest stories I always wanted.

It's every thing I wanted!!!!!

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Donald Cotten gives the best performance of any literary narrator I've heard (and that's a LOT of narrators). He's a brilliant voice impressionist and incorporates this to the listeners delight. A wonderfully informed and entertaining insiders account into the making of what is arguably one of American cinema's greatest films.

Fascinating and Fun

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