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Manfred Westphal is Chief Marketing & Communications Officer at Agency for the Performing Arts (APA). Prior to joining APA in 2011, Westphal was Senior Vice President, Marketing & Communications for the U.S. headquarters of global media giant Fremantle, the production company responsible for iconic television brands such as American Idol, America's Got Talent, and The Price Is Right. Previously, Westphal served as Vice President of Publicity at Paramount Domestic Television. He began his career in the studio system, working various production and development positions at 20th Century-Fox and Warner Bros. Television, where in 1989 he began collaborating with Hollywood's most legendary private detective, Fred Otash, to tell his untold story before his untimely death in 1992. Josh Young has written five New York Times bestsellers, two additional Los Angeles Times bestsellers, four books that were made into feature documentaries, eighteen books that have been ranked No. 1 in their category on Amazon, and two novels.
"""Hollywood fans, let this be the one if you're planning a summer with your nose in a book.""--The Eagle Times ""A breathless expos� of Hollywood's bad old days...Good reading for James Ellroy aficionados.""--Kirkus Reviews ""A colorful biography...those eager for a peek into classic Hollywood scandals will be well satisfied.""--Publisher's Weekly ""This thrilling biography, based on personal archives and investigation files, tells not only the story of Otash and how he became the most powerful man in Hollywood's shadows, but also charts the beginning of a celebrity culture still raging today."" --Town and Country ""A fast-paced, fascinating tell-all that's a previously untold account of the seamy side of Hollywood, politics, and mob activity."" --Library Journal, starred review"
