Shorthand with Champagne, Signed
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[Signed] Ruby, Edna. Shorthand with Champagne, The Memoirs of a Public Stenographer in a Beverly Hills Hotel. First Edition. 1965. Book is in very good condition; dust jacket is in very good minus condition—jacket shows minor staining and light fraying. Book is signed "EdnaRuby" in blue ink (matching the cover) on the flyleaf.
This is the vaguely indiscreet but never malicious memories of a Midwestern secretary who moved to Los Angeles and was soon interacting with the rich and famous in her position as a stenographer-for-hire at the epicenter of Hollywood glamour, the Beverly Hills Hotel. The book is lighthearted and fun, and one gets the impression that Edna Ruby never lost her sense of wonder about the film business. There are many anecdotes—involving John F. Kennedy, Norma Shearer, various minor royalty, and much more.
“Like all life, a hotel has the inborn capacity to replenish itself. So, goodbye, beautiful people! Hello, beautiful people!”
—Edna Ruby
This is the vaguely indiscreet but never malicious memories of a Midwestern secretary who moved to Los Angeles and was soon interacting with the rich and famous in her position as a stenographer-for-hire at the epicenter of Hollywood glamour, the Beverly Hills Hotel. The book is lighthearted and fun, and one gets the impression that Edna Ruby never lost her sense of wonder about the film business. There are many anecdotes—involving John F. Kennedy, Norma Shearer, various minor royalty, and much more.
“Like all life, a hotel has the inborn capacity to replenish itself. So, goodbye, beautiful people! Hello, beautiful people!”
—Edna Ruby
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