''Hollywood Rat Race'' is an
autobiographical
An autobiography, sometimes informally called an autobio, is a self-written account of one's own life.
It is a form of biography.
Definition
The word "autobiography" was first used deprecatingly by William Taylor in 1797 in the English peri ...
book by
Ed Wood Jr.
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and pulp novel author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult clas ...
, written in 1965 and published posthumously in 1998.
Overview
The chronicles of filmmaker Ed Wood Jr. on how to make it in Hollywood. Wood advises new writers to "just keep on writing. Even if your story gets worse, you'll get better", and also recounts tales of dubious authenticity, such as how he and Bela Lugosi entered the world of nightclub cabaret.
References
External links
Good Reads
1998 non-fiction books
Show business memoirs
Works by Ed Wood
Books published posthumously
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