Hollywood Stories: The Hard to Please Sergeant

Comedian Phil Silvers was a difficult man to buy presents for.

Author Stephen Schochet is a professional tour guide in Hollywood who years ago began collecting little-known, humorous anecdotes to tell to his customers. His new book Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the Movies! contains a timeless treasure trove of colorful vignettes featuring an amazing all-star cast of icons including John Wayne, Charlie Chaplin, Walt Disney, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, Shirley Temple, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon Brando, Errol Flynn, and many others both past and contemporary. Tim Sika, host of the radio show Celluloid Dreams on KSJS in San Jose has called Stephen, "The best storyteller about Hollywood we have ever heard." Available at Barnes & Noble, Amazon, or wherever books are sold. For more information go to http://www.hollywoodstories.com

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[PinkGl8er]

5 stars that's great!!

[htales]

Thank you, very nice of you to comment!

[knobstick]

Excellent story! Thanks for emailing me, nice to see good old Terry-Thomas (the only actor I know of with no first name...) in some of these slideshow pics - are they from It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, etc...?

[htales]

Absolutely, one of my all time favorite films!

[acerb45666555]

hehe!

[newmediaformat]

*****'s

[dabiribd]

awesome

[fromthesidelines]

I've read Phil's autobiography, "This Laugh's On Me"...

[acerb45666555]

5*****

[dabble778]

Brilliant. I used to love the Bilko show. He was in a Carry On movie, too, I think. ('Follow That Camel')