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JenlovesJT47
From Dust to Stardust | Kathleen Rooney
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I thoroughly enjoyed reading this for the #SundayBuddyRead - I‘m a big fan of Old Hollywood but don‘t know as much about the silent era, so this opened up a whole new world for me. It‘s based on a real silent movie star (Colleen Moore) which makes it even better. Would love to go visit her fairy castle in Chicago one day. 4.5⭐️ Thanks for hosting @TheBookHippie ! 🤗

#historicalfiction
#OldHollywood
#ColleenMoore

TheBookHippie I love it so much. 1w
TorieStorieS The fairy castle has been my favorite part of the Museum of Science and Industry for my whole life! They used to have payphone style phones where you listened to the details, but now it plays in a less germy way hahaha! 4d
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS I feel like a bad fan because I have never heard of this before reading this book! I love Old Hollywood but don‘t know as much about the silent era. This book was really good and I‘d highly recommend it if you haven‘t read it! Here‘s a book about the dollhouse https://annas-archive.org/md5/7f02c721d5baaae35b9f2655b6538a10 4d
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TorieStorieS I listened to this one already, my book twin! But I grew up with this castle so I think I expected more magic!! 4d
JenlovesJT47 @TorieStorieS of course you did, book twin! 😆 There are a bunch of books about Colleen Moore and the doll house on Anna‘s Archive if you‘re interested ❤️ 3d
TorieStorieS Oooo— I‘m going to check them out now! I have my mom‘s original book on the castle from I think before I was born! I just have to find it… 3d
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JenlovesJT47
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I tried to pace myself with this book & only read the required chapters for the week for the #SUNDAYBUDDYREAD but I could NOT put this book down! I‘m a huge fan of Old Hollywood & I loved seeing the main character interact with all of these famous people, right on the cusp of WWII. I read a lot of WWII fiction & this was from a new perspective that I hadn‘t thought about but really appreciate. I‘m also ready to dive into some more ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 F. Scott Fitzgerald books. The author brought him to life in the best way possible. All this to say, I loved this book and would highly recommend it to anyone who loves historical fiction, WWII fiction, and/or Old Hollywood. 5⭐️ #historicalfiction #WWII #OldHollywood #CannesFilmFestival (edited) 2mo
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JenlovesJT47
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I‘m a huge fan of Old Hollywood & Jimmy Stewart is one of my faves. This short collection of poetry is a must for any of his fans. He gives a brief story about the background and why he wrote each poem. You can hear his personality come through in each one. Especially worth reading for the last one about his dog, Beau. 🐶 4⭐️ #poetry #OldHollywood #JimmyStewart #dogs

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actualdisneyprincess
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I started this this morning and didn‘t budge until I finished it. What a read, what a force of nature. #elizabethtaylor #kateandersenbrower #oldhollywood #glamour #icon #philanthropist #activist

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JenlovesJT47
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This was such a fun book full of juicy Hollywood gossip. It covers about 100 years from 1914 to 2012 with a scandal for each day of the year. It‘s full of sly humor which I so appreciate over corny stuff. No one should be shocked that Charlie Sheen shows up more than anyone else in this book with about 8 entries dedicated to him. 😆 Highly recommended for movie buffs and lovers of Old Hollywood. 5⭐️🍿🎥

#cinephile
#Hollywood
#OldHollywood
#movies

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JenlovesJT47
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Another good read from Hourly History! I really enjoy these short bios and there are so many of them to choose from. Naturally, my love for Old Hollywood has led me to read this 13-part series first.

Ingrid Bergman is one of THE Old Hollywood legends and it was fascinating to read about her early life, career and romantic choices. This is a great place for anyone to start that is not overly familiar with the details of her life. 4⭐️

#biography

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JenlovesJT47
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I chose Paul Newman for my monthly Hourly History read. As always, I‘d highly recommend this series which is available on kindle unlimited. It takes me about 30 minutes to read and they have a huge variety of interesting people/time periods, etc to talk about. Paul Newman is one of my fave Old Hollywood actors and I enjoyed learning more about his earlier life. If you want to see a great movie with awesome acting and 2 of the most stunningly ⬇️

JenlovesJT47 Beautiful people you‘ll ever see at the very peak of their gorgeousness, you have to watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958) with Paul and Liz Taylor. He has tons of great movies and I also love Newman‘s Own and their wide variety of yummy food where 100% of the profits go straight to charity. I‘d highly recommend this to anyone wanting to read a good overview of Paul‘s life and career. 4⭐️ #history #biography #hourlyhistory #memoir #oldhollywood 4y
robinb Those eyes...💙 4y
JenlovesJT47 @robinb yes!!! 😍 he has some of the most stunningly beautiful eyes I‘ve ever seen. Even in this black and white picture, they‘re piercing. He was beautiful. ❤️ 4y
Clare-Dragonfly The Paul Newman of Newman‘s Own is this Paul Newman?! Time to buy some Newman-Os… 😋 4y
JenlovesJT47 @Clare-Dragonfly yes! He was a really cool person to be sure. I love his pizzas and pasta sauces! 😋 4y
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JenlovesJT47
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I‘m really enjoying this Hourly History series which is available on kindle unlimited. Being very familiar with James Dean‘s story, I was surprised that there were several things in this that I had never heard before. Jimmy was one of a kind and a spectacular actor imo. I would highly recommend this series! 4⭐️

#Biography
#History
#HourlyHistory
#JamesDean
#OldHollywood

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OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚👑 5y
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SkeletonKey
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I am SO EXCITED about this book. Went and saw the author speak at Politics & Prose in DC tonight and everything about this sounds amazing. She was awesome and I‘m glowing.

#oldhollywood #universalmonsters

Riveted_Reader_Melissa Sounds great! 6y
Cailey_Mac Love that bookstore! 6y
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SkeletonKey @Cailey_Mac - Me too! This was the new one in Union Market. 6y
Cailey_Mac @SkeletonKey omg awesome ! 6y
AutumnRLS Great book! And I love Mallory on Reading Glasses. 6y
SkeletonKey @AutumnRLS - Me too!! 6y
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