Michi: Hedda Hopper's Houseboy "Who Helped Make My House Heaven on Earth"

by Tanemichi Sohma

Michi's diary of his life as Hedda Hopper's houseboy. A unique view of the stars who came to visit this extraordinary household, and the struggles of a young man from Japan to adapt to an American... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972417206
• ISBN13: 9780972417204
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Southern Washington Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 years and up

Customer Reviews

A Fun Look at Hollywood's Halcyon Days

Famed Hollywood gossip columnist Hedda Hopper up close is the gist of this fascinating book. Author Michi Sohma recovered letters written home to his mother and others in Japan in the 1950's to create a sketch book of memories which both tittilate and sadden the reader. The reader will experience much humor and surprise if, like me - he/she walks in the shoes of a young exchange student who is forced by custom and tradition to carry on bravely and shed insecurities which would almost thwart one in that situation to throw in the towel. Yet, a towel wrapped Saumrai fashion when the author pitch hits for the gardener in the garden of Hedda Hopper's fashionable Beverly Hills digs imbues Michi with the strength to carry on in the face of much adversity to surmount this chapter in his life to earn degrees from USC and become an executive in a multinational corporation.