ТАИНСТВЕННЫЙ ПОЕЗД В HOLLYWOOD: МЕМУАРЫ О ЖИЗНИ СРЕДИ ЗВЕЗД

‘Mystery Train to Hollywood’ - A Memoir of Life Among the StarsThe story of a working class English lad who went to Hollywood to write about screen magicBy Ray Bennett'Ray Bennett takes us on a pop culture train trip full of happy trails. His book is a must read. from war torn England to Tinsel Town his excellent reporting and stories capture a magical time in journalism and popular culture.' Jane Ayer'Few journalists who have toiled for decades down the Hollywood mines have the insight into the chaos and corruption that drives the world's entertainment industry like Ray Bennett has here. Not to be missed!' Daragh O'Malley'A beautifully written memoir by a veteran Hollywood insider who has seen it all and, most importantly spoken to all. The author is a down-to-earth and perceptive chronicler of a changing industry and a very amiable companion. Ride this train!' Tom'Ray became hooked on movies growing up a railwayman's son in England thanks to cowboy star Roy Rogers yet this memoir is never nostalgic or sentimental. It is instead a great reporter's account of what it's been like to see behind the dazzle of Hollywood and still somehow never lose that sense of wonder.' Bill Brioux'I really loved this book, beautifully written and full of adventures and full of heart. This book stays with you long after you have read it and gives an insight into a world we can only ever try to imagine.' Cliodhna Murphy ‘Mystery Train to Hollywood’ is a testament to the power of dreams, ambition and dogged determination. It tells of the son of a railwayman who grew up in a converted railway in a small market town in rural England in the bleak years following World War Two. Captivated by movies, he dreamed of being a reporter and going to Hollywood to discover how screen magic is created.He went on to spend decades as a writer, editor and critic covering the entertainment business on major newspapers and magazines in Canada and the United States including 20 years with trade paper The Hollywood Reporter.His personal life has been a mix of bliss and heartbreak with three marriages that ended in divorce, his third wife the troubled eldest child of world-famous country music entertainer Charlie Rich. Ray writes of those times as he criss-crossed the States interviewing the biggest names in film, television, music, media and the stage.Famous names fill the pages of his memoir — screen legends, top stars from television, music and the stage plus film directors, writers abd composers — with reports from international film festivals in Cannes, Berlin, Venice, Locarno, Karlovy Vary, Toronto, Edinburgh and Rio de Janeiro. From concerts by Elvis Presley, Elton John, David Bowie, Paul McCartney, the Rolling Stones, the Kinks, the Doors, the Who, Led Zeppelin, Cream and many more to reviewing around 300 London stage productions and concerts with Led Zeppelin, Cream and more, covering the Oscars, the MTV Awards, the BAFTAS, the Olivier Awards and the Brits, Ray has been there.He says that he has lived his life on two planes. One was filled with glamour, brilliant talent, fancy hotels and restaurants, exotic locations, premieres and launches of high-end entertainment. The other dealt with real life, the joys and pains of love affairs, marriages and divorces; living in dozens of places, changing jobs many times, being fired and living broke … always the railwayman’s son, always dreaming…