Overview

When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson's name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn't. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began. First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman's post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud . . . until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end.

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9780060508159

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""A finely detailed drama--part soap opera, part detective story---that offers a rare look into the inner workings of a corporation."" - New York Times Book Review ""Explosive...an absolute must."" - Los Angeles Times

""A finely detailed drama--part soap opera, part detective story---that offers a rare look into the inner workings of a corporation."" - New York Times Book Review ""Explosive...an absolute must."" - Los Angeles Times

Author Information

David McClintick, an investigative reporter at the Wall Street Journal for eleven years, is an award-winning author and journalist. His other books include Swordfish and Stealing from the Rich. He lives in New York and Los Angeles.

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