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Hollywood's Hard-Luck LadiesHollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies

Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies

Laura Wagner

About this book

""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 Overviews of their lives and careers provide a wealth of previously unpublished information and set the record straight on long-standing inaccuracies.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"--

Details

Pages
233
ISBN-13
9781476638331
OL Work ID
OL24211063W

Subjects

LiteratureMotion picture actors and actressesBiographyDictionariesActresses

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