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Tag: Dan Bronson

“Keeping the Flame Alive: Dan Bronson’s Shout at the Devil” by WIlliam Blick

BOOK REVIEW: “A return to these origins is refreshing as compared to many of the contributions to the current state of the crime novel….”

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“Hollywood Confidential: An Interview with Dan Bronson on Shout at the Devil” by Stephen Galloway

INTERVIEW: “Hollywood embodies the title of one of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s worst novels: it’s beautiful and it’s damned.”

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“A Star Who Knew How To Make an Entrance” by Dan Bronson

NOVEL EXCERPT: “A small price to pay for a sequence that packed them in at the box-office….”

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“Nursemaid, Heavyweight, Gatekeeper to the Stars” by Dan Bronson

At the end of the business day, these assets walk right out of the vault and put themselves at risk….The only thing I know about publicity is how to suppress it. I’m a nursemaid. Six-two. Built like a heavyweight. A dandy scar across my cheek. And what do I do? I babysit…for the studios. One […]

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