Barefoot on barbed wire

the long version

"Jimmy Starr was a Hollywood screenwriter, publicist, press agent, and most notably, gossip columnist. In this autobiography, Starr recalls his forty-year career that began as an office boy at Metro Studios in 1919. In an age where the written word wielded great influence over public perception of the the film industry, Starr was a recognizable figure, writing columns for the Los Angeles Herald-Express and the New York Daily Mirror and Sunday Mirror.". "In Barefoot on Barbed Wire Starr provides vivid portraits of screen stars, studio executives, and fellow writers from 1919 through the 1960s. He also discusses his contemporary publicists and columnists, including Howard Strickling and Harry Brand."--BOOK JACKET.