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The sun and her stars : Salka Viertel and Hitler's exiles in the golden age of Hollywood /

"The little-known story of screenwriter Salka Viertel, whose salons in 1930s and 40s Hollywood created a refuge for a multitude of famous figures who had escaped the horrors of World War ll. Hollywood was created by its "others"; that is, by women, Jews, and immigrants. Salka Viertel...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rifkind, Donna (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Other Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Viertel, Salka.
Screenwriters > United States > Biography.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > History.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Biography.
Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) > Social life and customs.
Los Angeles (Calif.) > Social life and customs.
Manners and customs.
Screenwriters.
California > Los Angeles.
California > Los Angeles > Hollywood.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Wishing Season
  • Carried Across
  • A Great House Full of Rooms
  • The House of Metro
  • Fatherland
  • Motherland
  • Lifeboat
  • Ilium
  • Un-Americans
  • Home.