![]() ![]() It is especially impressive as some of what Anger says is so outrageous and so clearly fabricated, that you might as well be arguing with a Holocaust deniers… or someone who claims that yellow is actually blue. ![]() ![]() This one in particular is a well researched and exposed analysis of Anger’s claims (the blogger also tackles the sequel Hollywood Babylon II) Still, I’d argue that some of the debunking is just as entertaining as Anger’s exposé itself, if not a little too serious. Many have successfully debunked many of his claims (then again, that shouldn’t be too difficult, anyone who knows anything about Anger is probably aware that he is a little kooky… apparently his research method was “mental telepathy”). Anger also pushes the envelope of “decency” by including many images of dead celebrities, or at least, death scenes… something that is ethically questionable. Though some facts here and there are true, most of it is pure fantasy passed off as Hollywood scandals and secrets from a golden age. It is important to note though, that this book is highly fictionalized. He seems to channel a very strong catty, kitschy voice of a jaded Hollywood columnist. There is no denying it makes for an entertaining read Anger’s writing style is thrilling, if not exploitive. ![]() I just recently finished reading Kenneth Anger’s infamous Hollywood Babylon, something of a sensational gossip rag in book form published in the mid 1960s. ![]()
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