Wardrope weaves detailed information on the workings of the screen biz with amusing anecdotes involving classic and contemporary stars. An irate Roman Polanski pursued him around an historic London mansion, and he was almost sued for putting Elvis on the television. Wardrope puts the industry on the table to study. A familiar cast including greats such as Cecil B. DeMille, Steve McQueen, Clarke Gable and Steven Spielberg walk through the pages giving the study lively, hu...

I first met Steve McQueen in 1971 at Studio City, on Ventura Boulevard in north Hollywood. He struck me as a well-built, confident, crinkly-faced actor, who looked much younger than his 41 years, his enthusiasm about his screen career spilling over to his passion for cars and motorcycles. McQueen would drive around Los Angeles in a striking looking 1934 Packard roadster, the top down, his large dog perched in the rumble seat. His favourite spot to hang out was a place...

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It is impossible to describe the atmosphere which hangs over Camperdown Lodge. Workmen spent a month scrubbing the Georgian mansion but couldn't exorcise the stench of decay which clings ghostlike to everything within the abode of echoes. The condemned ruins of a time-ravished conservatory, a shattered crystal palace, are an ominous sight whispering, ‘Lives were ruined here.’

A compelling story of one man's journey down Hollywood's Walk of Fame. Alan Wardrope received an Order of Australia in the 2025 Australia Day Honours for his life time of service to the motion picture industry.