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There are a great many names in this book because over the course of some thirty-five or so years in the entertainment business, Lloyd worked with, met with, or just talked to a lot of people including celebrities of various ilk. A few became his friends; many were merely business or golfing acquaintances. The time he spent with the Beach Boys surely made them his friends or at least one would hope. Lloyd always made it a point to differentiate between people he designated as friends and those who were merely acquaintances based on, to a very minor degree, who picked up the check or whether or not he was close enough to be invited to their homes. Or even how quickly or even whether they returned phone calls. There are many of each.A lot of what is included in this book has not previously been in print, either because it related to things he shared personally with the people involved or because it was not known to the general public. While this isn't quite a "tell all" book, it is definitely a "tell some" book. Anyway, herein lies an opportunity to live what Jack Lloyd lived and then re-lived as he wrote it. Enjoy the ride.

In 1970, Julie Dawn Cole was cast as the unforgettable Veruca Salt in the classic motion picture Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder. Since its release in 1971, this epic musical has endured as a favorite of children from around the world with a fan base that encompasses generations of movie goers. With its unforgettable characters, chocolaty landscapes and everlasting music, this charming fairy-tale mixes these ingredients into what has been become a cinematic classic from literary legend Roald Dahl.Praised by critics worldwide and often featured in broadcasts with other masterpiece musicals, it remains a timeless treasure. Acclaimed film critic Robert Ebert wrote: "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory is probably the best film of its sort since The Wizard of Oz. It is everything that family movies usually claim to be, but aren't: Delightful, funny, scary, exciting, and, most of all, a genuine work of imagination." Julie Dawn Cole has written an enchanting and richly illustrated memoir that offers a rare look behind the stage curtain to this ageless film. Splendidly illustrated with personal letters, never-seen-before photographs and documents; her mesmerizing story chronicles the entire production experience and tells of the remarkable journey of how she became known worldwide as a really bad egg. Filled with countless funny and touching memories, her story takes readers behind-the-scenes of Willy Wonka and the resulting coming of age journey that brought the cast together again after nearly a quarter century.I Want it Now takes readers beyond the world of pure imagination and behind the scenes to this universally cherished motion picture. A true-to-life Charlie Bucket tale, Julie's story is unforgettable...

Sybil says:I have been so fortunate in my life to have met or worked with so many icons from the musical world, the stage and radio world, and, of course, the motion picture world. This third book of mine spans several generations--Patrick Swayze, Rudy Vallee, Jane Wyman, touching on Jack Benny, George Burns and Bob Hope, to name just a few. And for a change of pace I profile the creme de la creme of the directors who fortunately guided me through each film. Please enjoy this nostalgic trip of icons you are so familiar with on screen, which I have tried to present to you not as written characters but as real flesh and blood people. Blessings to you one and all."I have known the redoubtable Ms. Jason for many years and I've known her work for many more. We 'former kid stars' stick together no matter the generation. Sybil's support of our mission at A Minor Consideration is what keeps us going. She knows. She's been there. She's more than an entry in Trivial Pursuit. Enjoy WHATS IT ALL ABOUT,SYBIL with my complete blessings."- Paul Petersen, one of the original Mouseketeers

Beverly Washburn was one of Hollywood's most familiar child actorsduring the 1950s and '60s, a consummate performer who excelled at bothcomedy and drama with equal ease. Renowned for her uncanny ability tocry on cue, she appeared in countless television shows during themedium's Golden Age, and many of the era's best-loved movies, includingWalt Disney's Old Yeller, The Greatest Show on Earth, Shane, and SpiderBaby, just to name a few.Beverly made her first movie at age 6, and quickly found her niche. Overthe years, her circle of friends included some of the biggest names inmovies and television, many of whom she "dated" in the pages of the fanmagazines-and in real life. But Beverly's fame went far beyond thesilver screen. In the 1960s, for example, she even cut a hitrecord-"Everybody Loves Saturday Night"-written by the legendary folkartist Pete Seeger.In this heartfelt and deeply revealing autobiography, Beverly talks fromthe soul about her astounding career as a child actress, and thedifficulties she encountered as she became a teenager and then an adult.She also reflects back on her most famous movies, with manybehind-the-scenes anecdotes never before revealed, and discusses herenduring friendships with some of entertainment's most prominentperformers, including Jack Benny, Loretta Young, Lou Costello, andGeorge Reeves.

Janette Anderson is the female Mario Puzo. Sons of the Father is the modern day Godfather from a woman's point of view. Violent,sexy, and she lived it.- Director and producer Jerry LondonPhilip Vega is a man to die for.Janette Anderson was born in England, but now resides in Los Angeles as a US citizen. Having earned a degree in communications, she traveled round the world, and then began a career as a celebrity journalist interviewing over 500 stars in the process. Graduating from the WGA as a signatory agent, Janette opened her own company arranging parties and events for the stars. After completing the Kane Branson series of books, Ms. Anderson has moved on with other stories. Sons of the Father is the first of several Mafia/adventure books to follow.

Critic-producer Nat Segaloff was granted access to private papers, production records, never-before-published interviews, and specialized archives in reconstructing the colorful, touching, and sometimes scandalous stories behind the making of the last films of some of Hollywood's top directors. Winningly readable and yet meticulously researched, its substantial entries range from Robert Aldrich and Robert Altman to Peter Yates and Fred Zinnemann, and John Ford and Howard Hawks to Otto Preminger and Richard Brooks. Certain to attract controversy because of whom it ignores as well as whom it includes, Final Cuts presents fifty widely varied chronicles of success and failure, inspiration and ennui, elation and heartache, and every other emotion enjoyed or endured by the greatest filmmakers that Hollywood ever knew.About the AuthorNat Segaloff always wanted to write and produce, but it took him several careers before he learned how to get paid for it. He was a journalist for The Boston Herald covering the motion picture business, but has also variously been a studio publicist (Fox, UA, Columbia), college teacher (Boston University, Boston College), on-air TV talent (Group W), entertainment critic (CBS radio) and author (nine books including Hurricane Billy: The Stormy Life and Films of William Friedkin and, as co-author, Love Stories: Hollywood's Most Romantic Movies). He has contributed career monographs on screenwriters Stirling Silliphant, Walon Green, Paul Mazursky and John Milius to the University of California Press's acclaimed Backstory series, and his writing has appeared in such varied periodicals as Film Comment, Written By, International Documentary, Animation Magazine, The Christian Science Monitor, Time Out (US), MacWorld, and American Movie Classics Magazine. He was also senior reviewer for AudiobookCafe.com.His The Everything® Etiquette Book and The Everything Trivia Book and The Everything® Tall Tales, Legends and Outrageous Lies Book are in multiple printings for Adams Media Corp.As a TV writer-producer, Segaloff helped perfect the format and create episodes for A&E's flagship "Biography" series. His distinctive productions include John Belushi: Funny You Should Ask; Shari Lewis & Lamb Chop; Larry King: Talk of Fame; Darryl F. Zanuck: Twentieth Century-Filmmaker and Stan Lee: The ComiX-MAN! He has written and co-produced the Rock 'n' Roll Moments music documentaries for The Learning Channel/Malcolm Leo Productions, and has written and/or produced programming for New World, Disney, Turner and USA Networks. He is co-creator/co-producer of Judgment Day with Grosso-Jacobson Communications Corp. for HBO.His extraterrestrial endeavors include the cheeky sequel to the Orson Welles "Invasion From Mars" radio hoax, When Welles Collide, which featured a "Star Trek"® cast. It was produced by L.A. Theatre Works and has become a Halloween tradition on National Public Radio. In 1996 he formed the multi-media production company Alien Voices® with actors Leonard Nimoy and actor John de Lancie and produced five best-selling, fully dramatized audio plays for Simon & Schuster: The Time Machine, Journey to the Center of the Earth, The Lost World, The Invisible Man and The First Men in the Moon, all of which feature "Star Trek"® casts. Additionally, his teleplay for The First Men in the Moon was the first-ever TV/Internet simulcast and was presented live by The Sci-Fi Channel. He has also written narrative concerts for the Los Angeles Philharmonic, celebrity events, is a script consultant, and was a contributing writer to Moving Pictures magazine.

Daws Butler was the Master of Voice. He spoke the words for most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap'n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multi-million-selling records such as St. George and the Dragonet are still held in reverence today. He also ran a voice acting workshop for years. This is his book of scenes, exercises and advice for voice actors, written for those who are now tops in the profession. Among his many successful students are Nancy Cartwright (voice of Bart Simpson), and Corey Burton (from Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind to Disney's Treasure Planet), who wrote the Foreword. For the first time in print, finally a book for voice professionals by the top man himself!

Award-winning author, editor, screenwriter, and biographer William F. Nolan will be this year's guest-of-honor at PulpFest 2010. The convention will be held July 30-August 1 at the Ramada Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. For further information on Nolan and PulpFest, please visit www.pulpfest.com.With 75 books and over 300 anthology appearances to his credit, William F. Nolan (author of Logan's Run) is twice winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award. Most recently, he accepted the International Guilds Living Legend Award for 2002.This is the first collection of Nolan's horror fiction and verse to share a single volume. Four chilling tales of murder and madness, guns and obsession steam the pages of this haunting book, including "In Real Life," chosen for The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror.Delve into Nolan's darkest worlds as he assembles tales of an ex-wife claiming revenge from beyond the grave... of an insane mind justifying the murder of his mate through the tall glass of a cold one... of a husband who refuses and refuses and refuses to stay dead. And top it all off with a celebration of this master's widely-praised poems, on topics ranging from Bradbury to Vienna, from Hammett to Hemingway.COMMENTARY ON NOLAN'S PROSE:"William F. Nolan is a hell of a writer! I have real admiration for his stories." PETER STRAUB"He makes a permanent dent in our memories. Nolan is able to create an atmosphere of ultimate terror, causing readers to live out his nightmares." RAY BRADBURY"He's incredibly talented. Each of his stories is like a psychiatric session from which the reader comes away knowing more about the human condition, due to Nolan's fascination with the topography of emotional torment and his infallible rendering of the troubled psyche."RICHARD CHRISTIAN MATHESONAND ON HIS VERSE:"Nolan is a prime communicator and although he writes only two or three poems a year, he manages to communicate emotions better than most full-time poets."SMALL PRESS REVIEW

Jack Couffer was born on Dec 7, 1924, in Upland, California. As a youth he became fascinated with natural history and raised hawks, owls, squirrels, and coyotes. During high school years, he worked as a student assistant at the Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History. On his 17th birthday, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. Shortly thereafter, Jack¿s museum mentor, an expert on bats, was approached by the War Department to research a secret project that would use bats as carriers of miniature incendiary bombs. As a part of this team, Jack was drafted into the army. Half of his military service was spent on this seemingly nutty, but surprisingly valid, idea. Jack has written of this bizarre scheme in his book "Bat Bomb, World War II's Other Secret Weapon". The remainder of his military duty was as crew on high speed PT type air-sea rescue boats.¿After the war, Jack worked as a commercial fisherman and paid crew on yachts.¿In¿December 1947, he married Joan Burger. Shortly thereafter, while living aboard their schooner, he enrolled at University of Southern California where at the new Department of Cinema Studies he fell to the teaching gift of department head, Slavko Vorkapitch. Jack collaborated with two fellow students, Conrad Hall and Marvin Weinstein, in a class project that won the first (now annual) ASC student film award and sold to TV. High with this success, the partners formed a production company and became entrepreneurs while still university students.¿With his mixed abilities as a naturalist and film maker, Jack joined Walt Disney Studios as a cameraman on the early True Life Adventure, series. One of the great experiences of his early career was a Disney assignment in what was then one of the most remote and least-visited spots on earth. Jack and Conrad and a helper sailed a 28 foot ketch to the Galåpagos Islands where they lived off the land and filmed wildlife for nearly a year.Jack¿s son Michael, now a biological consultant, was born in 1962. Jack worked at Disney for more than ten years in a variety of functions and participated there in the making of more than two dozen movies. Since then, he has worked on TV and feature films for many of Hollywood's production companies and independents. He has published twelve books of both fiction and non-fiction.¿His filming travels took him to Africa where he fell in love with the country and a lady at the same time. He lived in Kenya for 32 years and Marchesa Sieuwke Bisleti was his companion until her death in February 2005.¿Jack is now sharing his life in California with retired actress Jean Allison who was the ingénue in the first feature film he shot.¿¿

"Christopher Knopf is a consistently superb writer with his body of work a treasury of accomplishment any writer would envy. Here are the personal experiences that formed his keen insight on life and the nimble mind that led him to the Presidency of the Writers Guild of America, West. He speaks with complete honesty of the many people he has worked with and worked for in a vacillating, perilous profession. It makes a helluva read."- John Gay, Oscar nominated Screenwriter, Separate Tables"Over his 50 year career writing for movies and television, Chris Knopf worked with many of Hollywood's great stars, producers and directors. He is a wonderful story teller and has filled this book with tricks of the trade, inspiring anecdotes, and one entertaining story after another. It's a must read for any aspiring screenwriter.- Tom Schulman, Oscar Winning Screenwriter, Dead Poets Society"All television writers know who 'wrote the book' on writing Movies and Miniseries for Television -- it was Chris Knopf, and now he's written the warm and engaging story of how he did it while at the same time leading a graceful and rewarding life. Reading this very human memoir reminded me again and again how much I like and admire Chris and why."- David Rintels, playwright, three-time Emmy winning writer, past President, Writers Guild of America West"Will The Real Me Please Stand Up is a page turner that will earn its way into your library. It's written by a person who grew up in a family of Hollywood Royalty. His father, colorful and charming, as well as domineering and insensitive, was a movie producer during MGM's golden years. I was fully immersed in this fascinating success story of Chris' battle to become his own man and creative force, emerging as an award winning writer."- Jerry Mayer, producer, playwright, television writer for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and Mash"Old Hollywood lives again in Chris Knopf's engaging life story, which could be subtitled "Sometimes Nepotism Doesn't Work," about his struggle and triumph with a competitive father who lived in the last days of the old studio system.- Del Reisman, story editor Playhouse 90, past President, Writers Guild of America, West. "A must read for any aspiring screenwriter" - Tom Schulman, Academy Award Winning Writer. "A consistently superb writer...in a vacillating, perilous profession"- John Gay, Academy Award Nominated Writer "All writers know who wrote the book on writing Movies and Miniseries for television" - David Rintels, Three-time Emmy Winning Writer.

In 1958 Hammer Films of England began their 'now classic'remakes of the Classic Universal Monster Films.Today the remakes themselves are considered Classics,revived in full Technicolor and wide screen.With full canine fangs and Technicolor blood ChristopherLee gave us a more horrific and brutal version of CountDracula which delighted the audiences and continuesto do so today.The shooting script, Pressbook and many photographsProduction background by Ronald V. Borst.Also contains:THE VAMPYRE by John Polidori, 1819the complete text to the original Gothic Vampire StoryWith an introduction by Michael Hartley

A posse of Hollywood's wild Westerners recall their dusty adventures (and misadventures) with John Wayne, Clint Eastwood, Burt Lancaster, Tim Holt, James Arness, Richard Boone, Chuck Connors, Charles Starrett, Robert Conrad, Ross Martin, Alan Ladd, Rock Hudson, Lon Chaney, Jr., Nick Adams, Jock Mahoney, Sam Peckinpah, Johnny Cash and many others!TV Memories of...HAVE GUN-WILL TRAVELTHE RIFLEMANMAVERICKDAVY CROCKETTTHE VIRGINIANTHE WILD WILD WESTTHE REBEL and more!

A CASTLE THAT TORTURE BUILT,WHOSE DUNGEON WALLS STILL SWEATED BLOODA FAMILY TERRORIZED BY THE AWFUL SECRET THEYSHARED-AND THE THING THAT SKRIEKED IN THE NIGHTA BEAUTIFUL, YOUNG GIRL ENSLAVED BY UNHOLYPASSIONS, SNARED IN A NET OF EVIL . .AND THE MAN WHO CHALLENGED A NIGHTMARE-AND DARED TO FACE ITS HORROR, ALONEHere is the gripping film story of American International's "The Pit and the Pendulum,"adapted from the bone-chilling tale written by America's master of shock literature,Edgar Allen PoeIntroduction by Richard A. Ekstedt THE MAKING OF "THE PIT AND THE PENDULUMBy Lawrence French

Nothing can lift the spirits like a good joke. And no one is better qualified to author a book filled with the greatest jokes than humorist Mel Simons. Mel, who has delighted his readers with such acclaimed books as Voices From the Philco, The Old-Time Radio Trivia Book, and Old-Time Television Memories, now presents The Mel Simons Joke Book: If It's Laughter You're After, a book that will keep you laughing as you reminisce about the greatest comedians including Milton Berle, Henny Youngman and Red Buttons. Mel Simons is a trivia historian, lecturer, humorist, and a WBZ radio personality. He is also a Master of Ceremonies who introduced, and knew personally, the comedians featured in this book. He is a lifelong Boston resident.

Chain of Fools traces the art of slapstick comedy from its pre-cinema origins in the ancient pantomime through its silent movie heyday in the teens and twenties, then on to talkies, television, and the Internet. As in his first book, the critically acclaimed No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous, author Trav S.D. mixes a wicked wit, a scholar's curiosity, and a keen critical appreciation for laugh-makers through the ages, from classical clowns like Joseph Grimaldi to comedy kings like Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Buster Keaton . . . to more recent figures, from Red Skelton, Sid Caesar and Ernie Kovacs to Adam Sandler, Jim Carrey and Steve Carell . . . all the way down to the teenagers on YouTube whose backyard antics bring us full circle to slapstick's beginnings. This valentine to the great clowns contains enough insights and surprises to open the eyes of even life-long comedy fans.Here's what critics had to say about Trav S.D.'s first book, No Applause, Just Throw Money: The Book That Made Vaudeville Famous:"A book that sharpens the mind and stirs the heart . . .The writing is as snappy as these troupers and headliners deserve. And the scholarship is high-class.- Margo Jefferson, New York Times"Almost a vaudeville show unto itself...Open a single chapter of No Applause and you'll get a great snapshot of the industry at that time. . .An ode to the tenacity, the freaks, the slapstick, and yes, the art form that was responsible for entertainment today as we know it."- Rachel Shindelman, Time Out Chicago"Much has been written about the American institution of vaudeville, but readers would be hard-pressed to find an account as humorous and sharp as writer and performer Trav S.D.'s tasty chronicle . . . A well-researched, riotous book."- Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"Thorough and thoroughly entertaining . . . One of the year's best historical performing arts texts; a wonderful story wonderfully told."- Barry X. Miller, Library Journal (starred review)"Both performer and theatre historian, [Trav S.D.] knows of what he speaks. His rich, well-researched history of American vaudeville from its roots in the 1880s onward is a rare enough feat made all the more startling by the wit, zest and fresh eyes [he] brings to the subject."- Jack Helbig, Booklist (starred review)

Rediscover radio as it was broadcast during the Golden Age.From shows fondly remembered to those long forgotten, this was the experience of days spent listening to the radio during the early part of the past century. This three-volume set, researched and compiled by author Keith D. Lee, features published radio listings from Los Angeles from 1929 through 1954, for the four major networks and their local Los Angeles affiliates.This is volume 2 of 3.

For almost fifty years the beloved 60s sitcom Bewitched has been enchanting television audiences. Created at a turbulent time in American history, Bewitched offered a brief respite from the worries of the day. Before now, there has never been a book written that ties in the events of the times with each episode. But more important, there has never been a book about the show which breaks down each episode in depth. You lucky reader! You are about to read The Omni-Directional Three-Dimensional Vectoring Paper Printed Omnibus for Bewitched Analysis a.k.a. The Bewitched History Book!Within these pages you will learn everything about America's favorite witch, Samantha Stephens, her dreary mortal husband, Durwood, er, Darrin, and the grand host of witches, warlocks, and marvelous mortals who accompanied them on their journey as newlyweds to the parents of a little witch and warlock of their own. Each of the 254 episodes are described in humorous detail and reviewed by one of the biggest fans of the show, David Pierce (a.k.a. Dr. Bombay), from the premiere Bewitched website www.harpiesbizarre.com, based on his popular "40 Years Ago..." weekly posts. Rare trivia and photos accompany the episodes as you learn which witch went which way along with what mortal madness materialized in the swinging 60s of suburbia!

LOUISE BROOKS and Jan Wahl had a special, roller-coaster relationship lastingtwenty-odd years. He met the legendary star when he was a student; it turned outeach of them hoped to be a writer. This intense friendship continued by letterand in person. The letters from Louise reveal much of her inner personality--herinsights and anecdotes make fascinating, compelling reading.JAN WAHL is the author of over 100 books for children of all ages; he has wonnumerous awards. His work has been translated into many languages.

Over the years the motion picture career of Jimmy Stewart has been highly praised and well documented. But did you know that he also had an extensive career on the radio? Among the pages of this well researched book, you will read the detailed work of Stewart on the radio. When Stewart lent his talent "on the air," radio was at its prime and was the main source of entertainment in the homes of America and around the world. Stewart was at the heart of all of this. In all, his radio career spanned seven decades. He did comedy with Bob Hope, Jack Benny, Bing Crosby and Mortimer Snerd. He did drama on Lux Radio Theatre, Screen Guild Theater and Suspense. He even brought some of his best films to the listening audience, including Harvey, The Philadelphia Story and Winchester '73.Go back now to those glory days of radio, when your "mind's eye" and a healthy dose of imagination brought you genuine, clean fun and entertainment. Back to a time when glamorous Hollywood stars weren't afraid to have their voices do all the acting for them...no makeup, no costumes, no pictures of any kind. Come back to a time when Jimmy Stewart traveled the airwaves. Enjoy!