Description
Put on a pot of your favorite coffee, perk up, and enjoy nostalgic black-and-white photos that celebrate screen icons from the Silent Era through the eighties, making and drinking their own cups of joe, java, pour-overs, and percolated brews. Hollywood Cafe bridges the vibrant coffee culture of right-now with the glamorous coffee culture of the star-studded past. A dream cast of nearly 200 stars-Humphrey Bogart, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Katharine Hepburn, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, Charlie Chaplin, W. C. Fields, Robert Mitchum, Rita Hayworth, Bob Hope, Michael Caine, Jane Fonda, Ava Gardner, Jackie Gleason, Lucille Ball, Elvis Presley, Jayne Mansfield, Sammy Davis Jr., William Holden, Lauren Bacall, John Wayne, and many more-is captured on the set, on the run, in costume and out, behind-the-scenes and at the kitchen table, refilling and refueling, sipping and savoring, drinking the good stuff, just like us.
About the Author
Steven Rea writes about movies for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is a member of the National Society of Film Critics, author of Hollywood Rides a Bike: Cycling with the Stars, and producer of the popular Tumblr blog Rides a Bike. He drinks coffee.
Reviews
Rea has a keen and amused eye for the ubiquity of Hollywood's favorite stimulating beverage.... Did you really think the factory ran on dreams alone? -- Dana Stevens, movie critic, Slate
As this charming collection of rare photos shows, the stars are just like you and me: THEY NEED THEIR COFFEE! A wonderful pick-me-up. -- Shawn Levy, author of Paul Newman: A Life and Rat Pack Confidential
What a combo-Hollywood glamour, classic movies, and caffeine! -- Murray Carpenter, author of Caffeinated
A remarkably curated, wittily arranged book to savor again and again, with appreciation...of stardom, studio photography and, of course, coffee. It's a delight! -- Mick LaSalle, author of Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Hollywood's finest stars drinking coffee. A treasure trove of photographs and delicious insights. -- Zachary Carlsen, co-founder, Sprudge
Book Information
ISBN 9780764349898
Author Steven Rea
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 953g
About the Author
Steven Rea writes about movies for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is a member of the National Society of Film Critics, author of Hollywood Rides a Bike: Cycling with the Stars, and producer of the popular Tumblr blog Rides a Bike. He drinks coffee.
Reviews
Rea has a keen and amused eye for the ubiquity of Hollywood's favorite stimulating beverage.... Did you really think the factory ran on dreams alone? -- Dana Stevens, movie critic, Slate
As this charming collection of rare photos shows, the stars are just like you and me: THEY NEED THEIR COFFEE! A wonderful pick-me-up. -- Shawn Levy, author of Paul Newman: A Life and Rat Pack Confidential
What a combo-Hollywood glamour, classic movies, and caffeine! -- Murray Carpenter, author of Caffeinated
A remarkably curated, wittily arranged book to savor again and again, with appreciation...of stardom, studio photography and, of course, coffee. It's a delight! -- Mick LaSalle, author of Complicated Women: Sex and Power in Pre-Code Hollywood
Hollywood's finest stars drinking coffee. A treasure trove of photographs and delicious insights. -- Zachary Carlsen, co-founder, Sprudge
Book Information
ISBN 9780764349898
Author Steven Rea
Format Hardback
Page Count 192
Imprint Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Publisher Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Weight(grams) 953g
