Though her work was far from the Broadway shows she dreamed about, it eventually became all about the nightly hustle to simply survive.

I consider Jim one of my closest friends, I’ve heard many of these stories personally, and I know you’ll enjoy this book. Jim Mahoney is a prominent and permanent part of the tapestry that makes up one of Hollywood’s most glamorous periods.According to the acknowledgments, this memoir started as "a fifty-page poem and then grew into hundreds of pages of…more poetry. Apart from entertainment Mahoney had life-long friendships with Barron Hilton (Hilton Hotels), and billionaire Las Vegas hotel and studio owner, Kirk Kerkorian, (he owned MGM three different times). he wisely takes a back seat to the stars while giving us enough background on himself so we understand the situations. Our families became fast friends, our kids went to the same grammar school, and we went on numerous summer vacations together.

Great studios, brilliant stars, dramas, musicals, all at a time when picture-making, at least in retrospect, was great fun.

He learned the tricks of the trade fast and he's finally sharing some of his best stories in his new book, Get Mahoney! For some reason I decided to read all about how someone did public relations for movie stars, wanna-be stars and companies large and small. It didn’t take the brain of a white rat to get Frank Sinatra or Judy Garland a front-page cover story, it was quite another thing to convince newspaper and magazine editors to bury a story or alter scandalous facts that might otherwise prove detrimental to some client.

No matter how big the item, or how far the reach, he couldn’t see beyond the fact that Garner’s name was mentioned first. I asked him if I could have a word with him privately and I subtly suggested he leave and find a quieter place to “dine. In the Hollywood of those days, everyone knew and respected Jim as a man who could be trusted and always knew how to make things work.Charles, from an idle taxi, sees simply Michaela looking like she had abandoned their plans and jumps on into the taxi, driving off from the others. And John Williams (Oscar winning composer); “Jim is a prominent and permanent part of the tapestry that makes up one of Hollywood’s most glamorous periods. Readers will be glad that Anderson eventually turned to writing prose, since the well-told anecdotes and memorable character sketches are what make it a page-turner. Nobody can spin a celebrity story quite like Jim, and I’m so happy that he’s finally taken some friendly advice and put them down for others to enjoy as well. A former Hollywood public relations executive tells of a life working among film legends in this debut memoir.

From Gable to Garland, from The Stones to Sinatra, my job was to keep the sweet smell of success from turning into the foul stench of scandal,” Mahoney commented for the book. There was the LA Times Calendar section, People magazine, TV Guide, Rolling Stone, USA Today… Major breaks and covers were hugely influential on peoples’ tastes and habits.From Gable to McQueen; from the Rolling Stones to U2; Jim Mahoney's job as a Hollywood press agent was to polish stars and make sure they continued to shine brightly. But the remake would feature James Garner, another client of mine, and McQueen, and would be produced by Marty. DEADLINE: If you could go back and change a story that’s been oft-repeated and isn’t true, what would it be?