Clara Bow: Runnin' WildHollywood's first sex symbol, the ' It ' girl, Clara Bow was born in the slums of Brooklyn in a family plagued with alcoholism and insanity. She catapulted to fame after winning Motion Picture magazine's 1921 " Fame and Fortune" contest. The greatest box-office draw of her day—she once received 45,000 fan letters in a single month, Clara Bow's on screen vitality and allure that beguiled thousands, however, would be her undoing off-camera. David Stenn captures her legendary rise to stardom and fall from grace, her success marred by studio exploitation and sexual scandals. |
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... It,” and occasionally she said so. “I smile, but my eyes never smile,” she told reporters who considered her interchangeable with the carefree flapper she played. “I wish I were,” sighed Clara. “She's much happier. Prologue.
... It,” and occasionally she said so. “I smile, but my eyes never smile,” she told reporters who considered her interchangeable with the carefree flapper she played. “I wish I were,” sighed Clara. “She's much happier. Prologue.
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... flapper is laughin' and dancin', there's a feelin' of tragedy underneath,” she said at the height of her career. “She's unhappy and disillusioned, and that's what people sense. That's what makes her different.” “The 'It' Girl” was ...
... flapper is laughin' and dancin', there's a feelin' of tragedy underneath,” she said at the height of her career. “She's unhappy and disillusioned, and that's what people sense. That's what makes her different.” “The 'It' Girl” was ...
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... ? Taking no chances, Alton bribed a porter and whisked her charge out a rear exit. The back-door route was beside the point: Clara was in Hollywood. Hollqwoocl Flapper Oh, come my love and join with me BROOKLYN GOTHIC 31 a.
... ? Taking no chances, Alton bribed a porter and whisked her charge out a rear exit. The back-door route was beside the point: Clara was in Hollywood. Hollqwoocl Flapper Oh, come my love and join with me BROOKLYN GOTHIC 31 a.
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Runnin' Wild David Stenn. Hollqwoocl Flapper Oh, come my love and join with me The oldest. II: Hollywood Flapper.
Runnin' Wild David Stenn. Hollqwoocl Flapper Oh, come my love and join with me The oldest. II: Hollywood Flapper.
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... face. He snapped his fingers and ordered Clara to cry. Tears ran down her cheeks. “She was an emotional machine,” marveled Alton. Flabbergasted, Schulberg gave Clara the second lead in Maytime, his HOLLYWOOD FLAPPER 37 rk.
... face. He snapped his fingers and ordered Clara to cry. Tears ran down her cheeks. “She was an emotional machine,” marveled Alton. Flabbergasted, Schulberg gave Clara the second lead in Maytime, his HOLLYWOOD FLAPPER 37 rk.
Contents
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The It Girl | 77 |
Talkies | 153 |
This Aint No Life | 207 |
MrsBeldam | 247 |
Epilogue | 281 |
Aftermath | 284 |
Filmography | 287 |
Sources | 314 |
Notes | 321 |
Index | 359 |
About the Author | 369 |
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