{"product_id":"angora-fever-the-collected-stories-of-edward-d-wood-jr-hardback-hardcover","title":"Angora Fever: The Collected Stories of Edward D. Wood, Jr. (hardback) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEd Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBob Blackburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdward D. Wood, Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e was a name forgotten in the history of Hollywood until the release of the 1994 Tim Burton biopic, \u003cem\u003eEd Wood\u003c\/em\u003e, starring Johnny Depp as Ed, and Martin Landau as the horror icon Bela Lugosi, a role for which Landau received the Academy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing service with the U.S. Marines during World War II, Ed followed his dream to Hollywood, hoping to achieve success as a movie director. Ed did realize his goal but his talents did not match his ambitions. Working with practically nonexistent budgets, he directed movies ignored in their day but have since become recognized as cult classics: \u003cem\u003eGlen or Glenda\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eBride of The Monster, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eOrgy of The Dead, \u003c\/em\u003eand his most \"infamous\" production: \u003cem\u003ePlan 9 From Outer Space\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarely skimping by on his movie earnings, Ed turned to writing a series of lurid paperbacks with such titles as \"Black Lace Drag\", \"Let Me Die In Drag\" and \"Devil Girls\". His professional decline continued when he worked for a skin magazine publisher in the late 60's, churning out copy and short fiction in prodigious amounts, an amazing accomplishment considering that by this point Ed Wood had become a serious alcoholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdited and with a foreword by Bob Blackburn, a close friend of Ed's widow Kathy, these later stories penned by Ed Wood have finally been collected in this exclusive volume.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 470\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42703187279935,"sku":"9781629334479","price":66.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6d6f97219aca05a0d3b713675752afd0.webp?v=1765028057","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/angora-fever-the-collected-stories-of-edward-d-wood-jr-hardback-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}