The Bastard of Beverly Hills

In The Bastard of Beverly Hills, author Rafael Moscatel shares the heartbreaking true story of being given up for adoption by a renowned family of musicians, a decades-long odyssey to tear down the web of lies that kept him from uncovering their lurid past, and his inspiring journey back home— to a place he could finally feel comfortable in his own skin.

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Little Girl with the Big Voice

A mesmerizing documentary about the tragic life of the iconic Mary Small, a child prodigy, radio singer, and Broadway star whose moxie and resilience made her a defining symbol of the Greatest Generation. Despite her success as one of the most recognizable performers of the Golden Age and a fifty-year career in show business, she disappeared into obscurity, died penniless, and was buried in an unmarked grave. This revealing biography by her long-lost grandson breathes life into the obituary she never received yet so richly deserved.

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