{"product_id":"starring-the-plaza-hollywood-broadway-and-high-society-visit-the-worlds-favorite-hotel-9780825310355","title":"Starring the Plaza: Hollywood, Broadway, and High Society Visit the World's Favorite Hotel","description":"From the day it opened, on October 1, 1907, the lavish 19-story French Renaissance building on the southeast corner of Fifth Avenue and Central Park South was simply the grandest hotel in the world. It's no wonder that the Plaza's lavish interiors and exteriors have remained sought-after settings for films, TV shows, commercials--even music videos--as well as home to the most significant social events of their day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's no surprise that many of the films shot there have become beloved classics, from Alfred Hitchcock's \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e; to everybody's favorite tear-jerker, \u003ci\u003eThe Way We Were\u003c\/i\u003e; to Neil Simon's uproarious \u003ci\u003ePlaza Suite\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarefoot in the Park\u003c\/i\u003e. In those and dozens of others, the Plaza's own special magic was stirred into Hollywood's heady mix and the results were timeless. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eStarring the Plaza\u003c\/i\u003e, a labor of love conceived and created by pop-cultural historian Patty Farmer, the hotel shines in a new light: a Klieg light, as it were. Page after page of moments captured from movies, plays, TV shows, parties, premieres, and press events form a new kind of chronicle of New York's favorite landmark. Readers will find all their favorite Plaza-on-film moments here--plus a few they might not have been aware of. There are even some Hollywood recreations of the place included--Plaza Pretenders--but it's clear that no amount of movie magic could ever beat the real thing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Shirley MacLaine scaling the Pulitzer Fountain to a frizz-headed Barbra Streisand handing out political leaflets, the Plaza has co-starred with the best in the business. And from Liz Taylor to the Beatles, anyone who is \u003ci\u003eanyone\u003c\/i\u003e has stayed there, partied there, and who-knows-what-else there. Yes, that's really the grand lobby in \u003ci\u003eHome Alone 2\u003c\/i\u003e, the Oak Bar in \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Persian Room in \u003ci\u003eSabrina\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eStarring the Plaza\u003c\/i\u003e is the first-ever visual celebration of the Plaza on stage, screen, and in society, and author, Patty Farmer, has scoured the archives to show it off in all its glory. Legendary movie star Mitzi Gaynor provides the Foreword and discloses a few of her own adventures at the iconic hotel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beaufort Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780825310355\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.25h x 8.90w x 0.39d","brand":"Patricia Farmer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43204894490805,"sku":"9780825310355","price":42.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_38441017-8982-4e2a-840b-8f3f2d176c97.jpg?v=1698126397","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/starring-the-plaza-hollywood-broadway-and-high-society-visit-the-worlds-favorite-hotel-9780825310355","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}