Father of the Blob: The Making of a Monster Smash and Other Hollywood Tales

everything related to the movies including projectionist, usher, theatre manager, actor,

distributor and producer. His life encompasses the history of the movies and so do the

anecdotes he so eloquently shares. There's plenty of celebrity "dish," but in a nice way.

Whether talking about Burns and Allen, Mary Pickford, Laurel and Hardy, Howard Hughes, Jack

Nicholson, Jackie Kennedy, Natalie Wood or Barbra Streisand and Jon Peters, he's got the

stories. Some of those he helped to start in the business include Steve McQueen, Patty Duke,

Ivan Reitman, John Carpenter, John Landis and so many more.