Seduction: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood

Seduction: Sex, Lies and Stardom in Howard Hughes's Hollywood by Karina Longworth (Custom House, 2018). Hardcover with dust jacket in Very Good condition (some smudges on dust jacket). _______________________________________________________ “A compelling and relevant must-read.” –Entertainment Weekly In this riveting popular history, the creator of You Must Remember This probes the inner workings of Hollywood’s glamorous golden age through the stories of some of the dozens of actresses pursued by Howard Hughes, to reveal how the millionaire mogul’s obsessions with sex, power and publicity trapped, abused, or benefitted women who dreamt of screen stardom. In recent months, the media has reported on scores of entertainment figures who used their power and money in Hollywood to sexually harass and coerce some of the most talented women in cinema and television. But as Karina Longworth reminds us, long before the Harvey Weinsteins there was Howard Hughes—the Texas millionaire, pilot, and