A Hundred and One Hollywood Tales
Story Teller
by Marv Gold
Reads Like a Modern Arabian Nights
Once upon a time in Hollywood there
was a gifted mystery woman, a real woman
who introduced movie stories.
The
Story Teller she was called. A highly
talented woman, she recited enchanting
tales. Adventures and mysteries,
comedies and romances. She characterized
leading stars such as Garbo, Gable,
Harlow, Tracy, Hepburn, Taylor, Garland,
and more. Many of her stories became
classics -- Ben Hur, the Big Parade,
Mutiny on the Bounty, Grand Hotel,
Dinner at Eight, The Good Earth, A Star
is Born, Gone With the Wind, Quo Vadis,
The Human Comedy. A thousand films in
all. Yet she was virtually unknown.
Producers called her Sheherazade; few
knew her real name. Studio records only
identified her as Story Teller to keep
competitors from hiring her away. And
so, from Silents to Talkies to the
Golden Age of Hollywood, she was kept in
the shadows. Now in one novel inspired
by her life story, screenwriter Marv
Gold portrays a sensitive young woman by
day, and a seductive beauty in her
dreamworld. As she becomes swept up in
studio affairs and fiascoes, she faces a
swirl of passions, scandals, and
heartaches, until at last she is
unveiled.
© Marv Gold 2011
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