How Long to Read Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip

How Long Does it Take to Read Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 33 minutes to read Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip by Val Holley

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

In 1954, Mike Connolly, the gay gossip columnist for the Hollywood Reporter from 1951 to 1966, was described by Newsweek as "probably the most influential columnist inside the movie colony," the one writer "who gets the pick of trade items, the industry rumors, the policy and casting switches." He was indeed one of the most talented and influential members of the Hollywood press of his time, and his column, for those who could read between the lines, was a daily chronicle of gay goings-on. Fifty years later, his cumulative output is a virtually untapped lode of gay Hollywood history. Mike Connolly's life and work are the focus of this book. It considers his formative years, his pre-World War II life at the University of Illinois and in Chicago, and the ways in which the homosexual community in Hollywood lived lives both secretive and open in the forties, fifties and sixties. It also examines the literary merit, power and newsworthiness of Connolly's "Rambling Reporter" column in the Hollywood Reporter and its significance as a chronicle of gay Hollywood life; the previously unexplored role of Connolly's column in the Hollywood blacklist and how his anti-Communist crusade was rooted in his earlier campaign to close down the brothels in his college town; and how his life informed his column and his column shaped his life.

How long is Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip?

Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip by Val Holley is 212 pages long, and a total of 53,424 words.

This makes it 72% the length of the average book. It also has 65% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 51 minutes to read Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip aloud.

What Reading Level is Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip?

Mike Connolly and the Manly Art of Hollywood Gossip is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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