Eighty Odd Years in Hollywood

<p> John Meredyth Lucas son of silent screen star and screenwriter Bess Meredyth (<I>Ben-Hur The Sea Beast When a Man Loves Don Juan</I>) and stepson of renowned Hungarian-born director Michael Curtiz (<I>Casablanca Mildred Pierce Yankee Doodle Dandy Life with Father</I>) came of age in Hollywood during the 1930s. Lucas went on to an impressive career of his own as a writer-producer-director. He made films with Hal Wallis Ross Hunter Walt Disney and others and he wrote produced and directed such classic television series as <I>Mannix The Fugitive</I> and <I>Star Trek.</I></p><p> Completed shortly before his death in 2002 Lucas' memoir is filled with never-before-told recollections of many Hollywood greats and features previously unpublished photographs. With Lucas we go behind the scenes onto the studio lots and into the parties with family friends John Barrymore Joan Crawford Errol Flynn and Jack Warner to name just a few. It's a boy's-eye-view of Hollywood in a time of glamour decadence and the golden years of filmmaking.</p>