Christopher Bray

Been there, done that

So advised Clancy Sigal, employed as an agent and talent scout in 1950s Hollywood, according to his uproarious posthumous memoirs

issue 02 June 2018

  • Black Sunset: Hollywood Sex, Lies, Glamour, Betrayal and Raging Egos

    Clancy Sigal

    Icon, pp. 352

  • The London Lover: My Weekend that Lasted Thirty Years

    Clancy Sigal

    Bloomsbury, pp. 275

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