O.K. You Mugs

In this superb collection of essays edited by Luc Sante, author of Lowlife , and Melissa Holbrook Pierson, writers as diverse as John Updike, Patti Smith, and Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Simic pay to homage the famous and the lesser known actors (some megastars, some lesser lights) who illuminate our Hollywood dreams. From a side-splitting tribute to Elmer Fudd to an earnest lament at the absence of great fat actors today, O.K. You Mugs is a dazzling anthology that focuses on those remarkable talents who gave some of the most memorable performances in the history of Hollywood. These essays are sure to delight any reader who claims to care about the movies. Including: o Jacqueline Carey on Margaret Dumonto Dana Gioia on Movie Fat Meno David Hajdu in Elmer Fuddo Greil Marcus on J.T Walsho Patti Smith on Jeanne Moreauo Charles Simic on Gene Tierneyo John Updike on Doris Day