Hollywood uncovered

Film director Peter Bogdanovich's new book takes a stardust-strewn walk down memory lane.

Hollywood Uncovered by Peter Bogdanovich Faber and Faber, €25.99

Peter Bogdanovich gained notoriety both on and off screen with his feature directorial debut The Last Picture Show (1971). During the film, Bogdanovich left his wife, Polly Platt (credited as a significant creative force behind the film) for his 19-year-old leading lady, Cybill Shepherd.

A decade later, his penchant for younger women was to embroil him in yet another scandal, when his romance with ...