Frank, Sammy, Marlon & Me

Aloha, Hollywood! Eddie Sherman, the 40-year veteran columnist for The Honolulu Advertiser and MidWeek, has some stories to tell! In his fascinating memoir, Eddie takes you behind the scenes in the days when Hollywood’s biggest stars made Hawaii their playground. What happened the day Frank Sinatra almost drowned in the Hawaiian surf? Why did Burgess Meredith stage a fake brawl in a Waikiki nightclub? Was Jack Lord really fired from Hawaii Five-0? Eddie Sherman knows—and tells all, in this fascinating peek behind Hawaii’s celebrity scene. In his decades spent covering Honolulu’s entertainment scene, Sherman has met—and befriended— everyone from the titular Rat Pack-ers and Elvis to Muhammad Ali and Sophia Loren. Includes never-before-seen photos from the author's personal collection.