ISBN: 9780812998405 Random House West of Eden: An American Place by Jean Stein (Random House)The World of Tosh Berman is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Hollywood will always be a mystical land with a tinge of sadness and, even worse, tragedy. Not for me, mind you. I lived in Los Angeles my entire life and only knew the joy of being in this city. But then again, I'm one of those rare breeds born in Los Angeles and stayed here. On top of that, I'm not in the entertainment business! But here, we have the roots of what became a specific type of Los Angeles culture. Painfully rich, the five families profiled in
Walter Hopps and Ed Moses were both geniuses but I’m not sure I’d have wanted either one as my nurse. Ha-ha. Sounds like I’ll need to read this book.