B. James Gladstone

This book is easy to read and very interesting. From the bibliography - quite a bit of research was done on attorney Greg Bautzer and his connections with Hollywood. This man knew everyone who was anyone in Hollywood in the 40's, 50's, and later. From everyone's comments in the book, he had a unforgettable magnetism that enabled him to succeed - not only with the ladies - but in his court cases as well. He was the attorney for Howard Hughes and Kirk Kerkorian and assisted with many of their deals. This is a great look at someone who was very influential in Hollywood but never appeared in a single film. I did see an error in the appendix of his clients where Katharine Hepburn's name was spelled incorrectly. The book was exciting, contained many anecdotes that had not been previously published, and I could not put it down.… (mer)