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what happened in 1953 with kenneth anger?
In 1953, soon after the production of Eaux d'Artifice, Anger's mother died and he temporarily returned to the United States.
did he do anything in the US?
artistic scene of California, befriending the film maker Stan Brakhage, who had been inspired by Fireworks, and the two collaborated on producing a film.
what was the film?
it was confiscated at the film lab for obscenity and presumably destroyed.
did he make any other films in the US?
Pleasure Dome.
Inauguration, which was created in 1954.
was it successful?
various European film festivals, winning the Prix du Cine-Club Belge and the Prix de l'Age d'Or.
Did he leave the US again?
Kinsey died and Anger decided to return to Paris, where he was described at the time as being "extremely remote and lonely".
did he do any work back in paris?
In desperate need of money, Anger wrote a book titled Hollywood Babylon in which he collected together gossip regarding celebrities.

Question: was the book successful?
Self-contained rewrite: Was Kenneth Anger's book Hollywood Babylon successful?