The Kennedys in Hollywood

by Lawrence J. Quirk

Looks at the Kennedy family's Hollywood ties, especially focusing on Joseph Kennedy's liasons with Hollywood stars and JFK's relationships with Marilyn Monroe and others

Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was awful. I forced myself to finish just so I could say I read through to the end and it never got better.

The author’s uncle was friendly with Joe Kennedy, but the author goes off on several unnecessary tangents about his own family, that have nothing to do with the Kennedys. He does the same with some of the celebrities who were associated with the family as well. It felt like he was contractually obligated to fill 355 pages, so he filled the book with non-essential details.

Several typos and grammatical errors are unforgivable when the content is crap. I’m dumping this book as soon as I can get to my free library.

[Lisa · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a collection of stories about the various Kennedy family men of three generations who were involved with various persons from the entertainment industry in Hollywood. There are a number of factual errors throughout, such as persisting in calling John F. Kennedy, Jr. "John-John" even in photos taken while in his 30s. (Family members and close friends have repeatedly denied that JFK Jr. was EVER called "John-John" by them.)

Basically this is a sloppily put-together book that offers no new information.

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