I heard about that, too. Maybe the author messed or something? or maybe it is a lie? who knows?
i haven't read "Holylwood Babylon" nor "Hollywood Babylon 2".
have you read the second one?
I bought the second one but didn't even get to read it. The same friend took it and I have not seen it since! (He has lost it and I can't be bothered to replace them both now!).
Re Hollywood Babylon - It's Back! - the main problem with this book, from what I can gather, is there was no evidence in it. The people that read it and reviewed it said the book was full of gossip and conjecture quoted as fact and most of the time it made no sense because it contradicted itself and the dates jumped backwards and forwards, making a nonsense of what was being said. The most frequent thing that was said was "don't rely on these books for facts or truth. What's in them is embellished, at the very least, for titillation. Whatever truth may be contained in these books is basically lost in the stew of rumors, half-truths and outright fiction". In other words, not only was it full of gossip, the gossip was embellished to make it more juicy - presumably so that the author would sell more books. So even if there is stuff in there about Robert Conrad (or other celebs) if there was no evidence, do bear in mind that it may not be true.
This is sad because in the first book, the stories had a lot of basis in fact - i.e. Fatty Arbuckle's arrest for sex offences and the subsequent destruction of his career, Charlie Chaplin's chequered love life and almost underage wife, etc. Arrest records were quoted, copies of letters were printed, etc., and sources were named. In this book, there was nothing.
