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Obsessed fan--gay filmmaker Todd Hughes--meets his idol, noir queen Lizabeth Scott, for lunch and a twenty-year friendship ensues, filled with ups and downs. Lizabeth Scott reigned in Hollywood as the queen of film noir. By the time obsessed fan and gay filmmaker Todd Hughes sat down to lunch with her at Musso Frank in Hollywood, she had largely outlived her fame. The two of them formed a unique bond and an enduring friendship that spanned twenty years. One of the very last vestiges of Hollywood's Golden Age, Lizabeth reveals to Hughes her ebullient personality and zest for life while shedding insight into her fabulously brief career as an international film star, recording artist and mistress to one of Hollywood's biggest producers. They stumble over homosexuality, art and politics but always manage to find a way to navigate the turn of the century. A beautiful insight into a decades long friendship with beloved noir icon, Lizabeth Scott. Todd has poured his heart and soul into a memoir which is rich in Hollywood history, makes for a compelling read, and is proof that you should follow your dreams and meet your heroes. I loved, loved, loved it.--Col Needham, founder and CEO of IMDb This is a brilliantly written memoir about Todd's first love, film noir, and its queen Lizabeth Scott. -- Patty Schemel, author Hit So Hard After being either ignored or maligned by film scholars (and routinely unfavorably compared to the more famous Lauren Bacall) for decades, Lizabeth Scott has