Danforth “Bill” Prince sends an update on the tell-all biographies he has in the works at Blood Moon productions. Soon-to-be-released blockbusters will take on Hugh Hefner, Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher.
“Whatever happened to Bill Prince,” you might ask. Well, he’s alive, thriving and known in the book trades as Danforth Prince. These days he produces and co-authors “controversial biographies about dead movie stars (Lana! Rock! James Dean! Peter O’Toole!) and politicians (Reagan! The Kennedys! Hillary! The Donald!)...sometimes to acclaim, sometimes not.”
According to Danforth, "Blood Moon Productions is a feisty and independent publishing enterprise dedicated to researching, salvaging, and indexing the oral histories of America’s entertainment industry.
"As described by The Huffington Post, 'Blood Moon, in case you don't know, is a small publishing house on Staten Island that cranks out Hollywood gossip books, about two or three a year, usually of five-, six-, or 700-page length, chocked with stories and pictures about people who used to consume the imaginations of the American public, back when we actually had a public imagination. That is, when people were really interested in each other, rather than in Apple ‘devices.’ In other words, back when we had vices, not devices.'”
Outside of publishing, Danforth runs an AirBnb (MagnoliaHouseSaintGeorge.com) on Staten Island, "New York's forgotten outer borough." Bill tells us Magnolia House is the "recipient of rave reviews from previous guests, and a five-time winner of AirBnb’s “SUPERHOST” awards, it’s a celebrity-centric short-term alternative for sleepovers within a reasonably priced repository of show-biz history and lore from 'the golden age and beyond.' Come Stay With Us at MAGNOLIA HOUSE, the historic research headquarters of what used to be known as THE FROMMER GUIDES. For reservations and insights into what people are saying about what might become the highlight of your next trip to NYC, click on www.MagnoliaHouseSaintGeorge.com."
Danforth credits Hamilton for his ability “to hoist himself by his own petard. It turned a lot of screwed up teenagers into articulate, opinionated adults. However would we have survived the postmodern age without it?”