Behind the Elephant Door: Below the Line Stories from Hollywood: Below the Line Stories from Hollywood

What’s an Elephant Door?

It’s a twenty-foot-tall, sixteen-inch-thick, two-thousand-pound portal-large enough for an entire movie set, heavy equipment, or even an elephant to pass through. Built to keep the noise of the world out and the secrets of Hollywood in, the elephant door guards the threshold between fantasy and reality.

Behind the Elephant Door

Ron Veto grew up in the heart of Hollywood. His father worked on Fun in Acapulco with Elvis Presley and stood on the bridge of the Enterprise with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock. For Ron, the studio backlots were a childhood playground.

Behind the Elephant Door is a collection of autobiographical vignettes that offer a rare, fly-on-the-wall view into the world behind the camera. With the keen eye of an insider and the humility of an everyday man, Veto shares extraordinary stories from a life lived among Hollywood’s elite. From delightful surprises to jaw-dropping revelations, his memoir pulls back the curtain on a side of the film industry few ever see.