Author Archives: Annette Bochenek

About Annette Bochenek

Dr. Annette Bochenek of Chicago, Illinois, is an avid scholar of Hollywood’s Golden Age. She manages the Hometowns to Hollywood blog, in which she writes about her trips exploring the legacies and hometowns of Golden Age stars. Annette also hosts the “Hometowns to Hollywood” film series throughout the Chicago area. She has been featured on Turner Classic Movies and is the president of TCM Backlot’s Chicago chapter. In addition to writing for TCM Backlot, she also writes for Classic Movie Hub, Silent Film Quarterly, Nostalgia Digest, and Chicago Art Deco Society Magazine.

The Audrey Hepburn Estate

Posted on March 18, 2024 by Annette Bochenek

Classic Hollywood has inspired numerous novels and one of the latest ones is The Audrey Hepburn Estate by Brenda Janowitz. In this novel, readers are taken through the fictional Emma Jansen, who returns to the home where she grew up … Continue reading →