Book Soup hosts Robert Relyea on Sept. 10

Movie executive was Steve McQueen's right hand man

Producer Robert E. Relyea, a fifty-year veteran of the movie industry and Steve McQueen’s right hand man at Solar Productions, will appear at a world famous book store on the Sunset Strip this month to promote his new action-packed autobiography.

The two-hour signing will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, September 10 at Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Relyea will be signing copies of Not So Quiet On The Set: My Life In Movies During Hollywood’s Macho Era, which promises to become a must read for anyone who yearns to know the “real” stories about the movies.

Co-authored by son Craig Relyea, Not So Quiet On The Set provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes, first person look into Hollywood’s movie-making landscape during the turbulent pre-and post-Kennedy years in America. The book also chronicles Relyea’s friendship, business relationship and canon of films with McQueen, which includes Never So Few, The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bullitt, The Reivers and Le Mans.

The 348-page work includes candid photos of Relyea on the sets of epic films and presents rare insights into the mechanics and politics of film making, defining a dynamic period in motion picture history. A unique collaboration between father and son, Not So Quiet On The Set not only illustrates how the movie industry really works, but also provides a revealing portrait of Hollywood’s loss of innocence.

For more information, go to www.booksoup.com or www.NotSoQuietOnTheSet.com.

Shelly Saltman appears in Palm Springs Feb. 20

SHELLY SALTMAN, INTERNATIONAL SPORTS PROMOTER WILL BE NEXT FEATURED “DINNER WITH….” SPEAKER ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20 AT MELVYN’S AT THE INGLESIDE INN IN PALM SPRINGS


Following its early successful track record with its fun “Dinner With…” speakers series, Melvyn’s presents Shelly Saltman international promoter, who will appear on Wednesday, February 20 at 6:30 p.m.

For over fifty years Sheldon "Shelly" Saltman has been involved in major Corporate, Entertainment and Sports productions around the world. He has represented a galaxy of world class figures including the late Russian President, Boris Yeltsin. As an event producer, promoter, publicist and government advisor, Saltman’s list of his successes reads like a roll call of American sports, music and entertainment
including World Championship fights featuring Muhammad Ali, Joe Frazier, Tommy Hearns and Roberto Duran, concert tours with Andy Williams, The Who, Joe Cocker. He has also held key executive positions with major sports franchises like the Los Angeles Lakers basketball teams plus a strong hand in the formation of the now defunct World Football League, as well as two NBA Franchises.

Saltman is the former President of 20th Century FOX Sports and a published author of three books including “Fear No Evel” about his years of promoting the flashy daredevil. He is the creator of the CBS hit TV Series “Challenge of the Sexes,” and the syndicated series “Pro Fan.” With his partner Stuart Rowlands, he owns SR Media, a marketing /pr/promotion firm headquartered in Los Angeles with offices in Palm Springs. SR Media’s two principals have been responsible for more than 1,000 events in 52 countries including the Nobel Peace Prize, the Ghana Government, the Bulgarian government and the Quebec Ministry of Tourism.

The “Dinner With….” series features an intimate four-course gourmet dinner with a celebrity, author or notable personality and an opportunity for a Q & A following an informal talk by the guest speaker. Cost is $35 per person, excluding tax and gratuity.

Reservations are required by calling 760 325-2323.