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When the head of Columbia Pictures, David Begelman, got caught forging Cliff Robertson’s name on a $10,000 check, it seemed, at first, like a simple case of embezzlement. It wasn’t. The incident was the tip of the iceberg, the first hint of a scandal that shook Hollywood and rattled Wall Street. Soon powerful studio executives were engulfed in controversy; careers derailed; reputations died; and a ruthless, take-no-prisoners corporate power struggle for the world-famous Hollywood dream factory began.

First published in 1982, this now classic story of greed and lies in Tinseltown appears here with a stunning final chapter on Begelman’s post-Columbia career as he continued to dazzle and defraud…until his last hours in a Hollywood hotel room, where his story dramatically and poignantly would end.

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Customers praise the book’s reporting quality, with one noting it’s based on extensive interviews. The writing is well-executed, and customers find the story engaging, with one describing it as reading like a novel. They appreciate the insight provided, with one review highlighting its far-reaching implications in both Hollywood and Wall Street.

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