Anne Helen Petersen
2 SeriesAnne Helen Petersen is an American author known for her work on culture, celebrity, and feminism at BuzzFeed News. She debuted as an author with her book, "Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema."
Anne Helen Petersen's "Scandals of Classic Hollywood" delves into the hidden lives of film stars from the Golden Age of American Cinema. The book explores the smear campaign against Clara Bow, the tragic rise and fall of Montgomery Clift following a disfiguring car accident, and Mae West's arrest on indecency charges. It also covers Fatty Arbuckle's downfall amid allegations of a violent assault at a boozy orgy. Petersen blends biography with cultural history, providing context while highlighting the salacious details of love, sex, drugs, and illicit affairs that fueled Hollywood gossip long before the era of TMZ.
