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Clara Bow:

Run Wild
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Doubleday, 1988 - Performing Arts - 338 pages
The legendary predecessor of Marilyn Monroe and Madonna, Clara Bow was America's sweetheart in the 1920's as the original flapper. She starred in over fifty films, including It, but ended her life as a recluse.

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Excellent, well researched biography of a largely forgotten star. Unfolds like a mystery. Extremely entertaining.

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David Stenn's biography of Clara Bow is gossipy, but that's probably unavoidable because Clara Bow led a gossipy life. The gossip factor doesn't make it any less a serious book; it's well researched ... Read full review

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About the author (1988)

Stenn, a graduate of Yale University, is an award-winning television writer whose work has been seen in such series as Hill Street Blues, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, 21 Jump Street and Beverly Hills 90210.

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