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Hollywood's hard-luck ladies : 23 actresses who suffered early deaths, accidents, missteps, illnesses and tragedies / Laura Wagner.
Van Pelt Library PN1998.2 .W33 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wagner, Laura, 1970- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture actors and actresses--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Motion picture actors and actresses.
- Actresses.
- United States.
- Actresses--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 225 pages ; 26 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
- Summary:
- ""In the era of Hollywood now considered its Golden Age, there was no shortage of hard-luck stories-movie stars succumbed to mental illness, addiction, accidents, suicide, early death and more. This book profiles 23 actresses who achieved a measure of success before fate dealt them losing hands-in full public view. Overviews of their lives and careers provide a wealth of previously unpublished information and set the record straight on long-standing inaccuracies. Actresses covered include Lynne Baggett, Suzan Ball, Helen Burgess, Susan Cabot, Mary Castle, Mae Clarke, Dorothy Comingore, Patricia Dane, Dorothy Dell, Sidney Fox, Charlotte Henry, Rita Johnson, Mayo Methot, Marjie Millar, Mary Nolan, Susan Peters, Lyda Roberti, Peggy Shannon, Rosa Stradner, Judy Tyler, Karen Verne, Helen Walker and Constance Worth."-Provided by publisher"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Lynne Baggett p. 5
- Suzan Ball p. 11
- Helen Burgess p. 19
- Susan Cabot p. 24
- Mary Castle p. 37
- Mae Clarke p. 47
- Dorothy Comingore p. 59
- Patricia Dane p. 68
- Dorothy Dell p. 76
- Sidney Fox p. 82
- Charlotte Henry p. 90
- Rita Johnson p. 98
- Mayo Methot p. 107
- Marjie Millar p. 119
- Mary Nolan p. 125
- Susan Peters p. 133
- Lyda Robert! p. 145
- Peggy Shannon p. 153
- Rosa Stradner p. 159
- Judy Tyler p. 168
- Karen Verne p. 175
- Helen Walker p. 183
- Constance Worth p. 191.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781476678436
- 147667843X
- OCLC:
- 1108522593
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