Nicky Haslam

Tea with Greta Garbo’s decorator

A review of I Used to be in Pictures, by Austin Mutti-Mewse and Howard Mutti-Mewse. Photos and anecdotes from classic Hollywood's ultimate superfans

Joan Fontaine at home [Getty Images/Shutterstock/iStock/Alamy]

  • I Used to Be in Pictures: An Untold Story of Hollywood

    Austin Mutti-Mewse and Howard Mutti-Mewse

    ACC Publishing, pp. 304

Many people write, or at least used to write, fan letters to their film favourites. Usually all they received in acknowledgement was a 10 x 8 glossy with a mimeographed signature. A little persistence sometimes resulted in another, with a brief ‘personal’ message written by the ladies toiling in the fan-club HQs.

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