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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... John Bennett, her friend and fellow movie fan. Like his predecessor, this Johnny was a neighbor four years younger than Clara. “1 was the only one who would listen to her little tales of fantasy, her dreams. She wasn't loved at home ...
... John Bennett, her friend and fellow movie fan. Like his predecessor, this Johnny was a neighbor four years younger than Clara. “1 was the only one who would listen to her little tales of fantasy, her dreams. She wasn't loved at home ...
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... john McCormick was married to its star, Colleen Moore. Earlier that year Moore had made Flaming Youth, the movie that popularized the flapper with the public. Discarding her mother's cotton underwear, ankle-length skirts, tight corsets ...
... john McCormick was married to its star, Colleen Moore. Earlier that year Moore had made Flaming Youth, the movie that popularized the flapper with the public. Discarding her mother's cotton underwear, ankle-length skirts, tight corsets ...
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... John Gilbert and Ronald Colman. For his acting debut in The Plastic Age, Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso became Gilbert Roland. The Plastic Age boasted a bigger budget and better director, Wesley Ruggles, than any prior Preferred ...
... John Gilbert and Ronald Colman. For his acting debut in The Plastic Age, Luis Antonio Damaso de Alonso became Gilbert Roland. The Plastic Age boasted a bigger budget and better director, Wesley Ruggles, than any prior Preferred ...
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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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