Get Mahoney!: A Hollywood Insider's Memoir

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They both get talking about Wes and his relation to them and everything that had happened to the family.

The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket (if applicable) is included for hard covers.So I’m sitting there listening to Castro speak, which was in Spanish (I don’t understand a word) so I excused myself to the lobby, which was like a huge reception hall filled with beautiful paintings. Creativity always counted, but you also needed a sense of timing, and a “gut instinct” about what was news. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. Jim Mahoney is a prominent and permanent part of the tapestry that makes up one of Hollywood’s most glamorous periods.

If one of them was ever nabbed by the long arm of the law, it was my job to squelch the story before it hit the city desk.He can frequently be found on his back patio overlooking the 18th fairway enjoying a cigar and regaling guests with stories you’d think were Hollywood fantasy but were in fact his every-day life for decades. I’m delighted that this book will celebrate a man who was such a vital part of the filmmaking that contributed so much to our country’s cultural life. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. She had worked as a cleaner in the company owned by the Mahoney’s and had actually been a vital witness in allegedly seeing Charles around the time of the murder. This energetic memoir is bursting with other celebrity anecdotes, as when he describes the MGM commissary: “There were Elizabeth Taylor and Peter Lawford and Van Johnson at one table…Marilyn Monroe, Jane Powell, and Ann Miller sat behind them.

A former Hollywood public relations executive tells of a life working among film legends in this debut memoir. DEADLINE: Did you have a go-to nightclub or restaurant that guaranteed you’d get a client some press? Jim Mahoney – It’s not one story, per-se, but I would say that the relationship between Frank and the mob was usually, and wrongfully, overblown.was the phrase often used when stars and their handlers knew trouble was brewing and needed to keep their names out of the press.

He learned the tricks of the trade fast and he's finally sharing some of his best stories in his new book, Get Mahoney! He represented the top entertainers in town and his behind-the-scenes stories are a fun read and are about the biggest stars in Hollywood’s Golden Age. It was about feeding both sides’ needs, 'Taming the lion' if you will, both the press and the clients," he says.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is a book that will pull you in and immerse you in a world you probably had no idea even existed.