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Plot Summary of David Geffen
"Yet another Hollywood book that I would recommend to those that want the truth about the entertainment world.
Before I began, I knew little about David Geffen, now after reading Tom Kings work, I could sit down with David and know the man."

Stuart Bannerman, Resident Scholar



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Plot
job/profession: - producer/director
Job/profession/poverty story Yes
Taboo Sex Story? Yes
Kind of sex: - gay guy
Story of entertainer? - Director/Producer

Subject of Biography
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Biography of famous person? Yes
How sensitive is this person? - hard edged

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
Profession/status: - business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - West
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion
Century: - 1980's-Present

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel? - encouraged
Writer's slant towards subject: - neutral
How much dialogue in bio? - little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life? - 51%-75% of book
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