Charla

by Michael B. Druxman

CHARLA begins with the central character's death, then flashes back to a year earlier where we first meet this wonderful, witty, talented, former saloon singer named Charla. We witness the decimating relationship Charla has with her mother, in contrast to the warm, nurturing alliance she enjoys with her teenage son. We also meet Aaron, the last man in her life, who tries to save this doomed fragile lady from her own self-destructive nature.

This original screenplay is a comic/tragic love story, inspired by the life of actress Charla Doherty.

158 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 2013

About the author

Michael B. Druxman, author of ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD: From the Secret Files of Harry Pennypacker, is a veteran Hollywood screenwriter whose credits include CHEYENNE WARRIOR with Kelly Preston, DILLINGER AND CAPONE starring Martin Sheen and F. Murray Abraham, and THE DOORWAY with Roy Scheider, which he also directed.

He is also a prolific playwright. Among his many works is the one-person play, JOLSON, which has had numerous productions around the country.

Additionally, he is the author of over a dozen other published books, including several nonfiction works about Hollywood, its movies, and the people who make them (e.g., BASIL RATHBONE: His Life and His Films, and MAKE IT AGAIN, SAM: A Survey of Movie Remakes), plus two novels, NOBODY DROWNS IN MINERAL LAKE and SHADOW WATCHER and a book of short stories, DRACULA MEETS JACK THE RIPPER & Other Revisionist Histories.

His memoir, MY FORTY-FIVE YEARS IN HOLLYWOOD...AND HOW I ESCAPED ALIVE, was published in 2010.

Mr. Druxman resides in Austin, TX.