Gavin Lambert was ideally placed to delve into Hollywood's less public face, for he was a major force in the "dream factory",as a screen writer. In his later years, Lambert moved into non-fiction and produced biographies such as Oh Cukor (a study of film director George Cukor) and film stars Norma Shearer and Natalie wood
He also wrote fiction - producing seven novels. The first of which was The Slide Area: Scenes of a Hollywood Life (1959), in fact more a collection of episodes than a novel. It comprises 20 scenes of contemporary Los Angeles life in all manner of locations. It is indeed a road map to fiction!
Lambert is unafraid of delving into the seedy side and his cast of characters feature the rejects of Hollywood, those who are in some way casualties of the fame game - or just life in general. This work will to film students who seek inspiration in different forms of story-telling. The language used is frank, original and often very funny.
He also wrote fiction - producing seven novels. The first of which was The Slide Area: Scenes of a Hollywood Life (1959), in fact more a collection of episodes than a novel. It comprises 20 scenes of contemporary Los Angeles life in all manner of locations. It is indeed a road map to fiction!
Lambert is unafraid of delving into the seedy side and his cast of characters feature the rejects of Hollywood, those who are in some way casualties of the fame game - or just life in general. This work will to film students who seek inspiration in different forms of story-telling. The language used is frank, original and often very funny.
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