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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tour Guide shares thousands of
stories on Hollywood legends – the good, the
bad and the oh, so funny…
After collecting literally hundreds of
vintage tales of Hollywood legends over the
years, Stephen Schochet not only wrote a
book that everyone could enjoy on the
glamorous, and not so glamorous, stories of
Hollywood icons, but also created audiobooks.
As explained in an interview with Reuters,
this entrepreneur told two kinds of stories
on his tour bus; origin stories – telling
how things we take for granted came to be,
and funny anecdotes. He not only read a lot
of books to find his material, but also
tried to meet people who were connected to
the famous – like housekeepers – that he
could garner some tidbits from! His book is
a special blend of biography, history and
legends and covers scandalous yarns on some
of Hollywood’s greatest characters – from
Shirley Temple and Lucille Ball to Charlie
Chaplin, Walt Disney and Michael Jackson.
Hollywood Stories: Short, Entertaining
Anecdotes About the Stars and Legends of the
Movies! (Hollywood Publishing) is packed
with wild and wonderful short tales on many
famous stars, movies and directors – anyone
who has been a part of the world’s most
fascinating and unpredictable industry!
Schochet is also the author and narrator of
two audiobooks. The first is Tales of
Hollywood which started as a way to
highlight the origins of how famous things
in Hollywood began, combined with humorous
tales about the stars - for which he
masterfully provided background music and
sound effects to add realism. The second
project, Fascinating Walt Disney, was
a huge hit – telling stories of how Walt
created Mickey Mouse, Disneyland, Snow White
and all his endearing characters, causing
the host of one radio show to dub Schochet
‘The best storyteller about Hollywood we
have ever heard.’
The author covers the gamut when it comes to
situational stories; from the one about a
bus full of tourists at Universal Studies
who were viewing the famous motel from the
movie Psycho and who screamed in
terror as a tall man, dressed in drag,
carrying a large knife and looking
remarkably like Norman Bates, charged the
tram with a convincing maniacal expression–
only to find out it was actor Jim Carrey
having some fun - to the story of how Walt
Disney overprotected his two daughters from
the limelight in fear of their being
kidnapped, to the point that when one
daughter found out from a classmate that her
father was THE Walt Disney, she went
home and asked for his autograph!
Hollywood Stories truly has something
for everyone. It is a thoroughly
entertaining book that features a remarkable
cast of Hollywood’s legendary characters and
icons and is jam-packed with surprising and
funny tales with often unpredictable
endings. No matter which page the book is
opened on, there will be some fascinating
part of Hollywood history to be savored!
Schochet has appeared on television talk
shows – please view one here at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXsWrwVnoFo
, as well as on numerous radio interviews.
Please read the LA Times article at:
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-trivia-tour-20100804,0,3645826.story
and check out his website::
http://www.hollywoodstories.com to
read the many reviews on his book.
Stephen Schochet is willing to do in-studio
interviews as well as on location at famous
Hollywood sights, such as Grauman’s Chinese
Theater, the Chateau Marmont Hotel, etc.;
places that will serve as the perfect
backdrop to some of his best stories.
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TIP SHEET:
Jan
Wahl, KRON TV San Francisco: “A wild,
fun ride through Tinsel Town, past and
present!”
The Midwest Book Review:
“Hollywood Stories is packed from cover to
cover with fascinating tales.”
Tim Sika, Host of the radio show
Celluloid dreams on KSJS in San Jose:
“The best storyteller about Hollywood we
have ever heard.”
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