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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... financial records; professional and personal correspondence; and private photographs. I am beholden to and honored by his trust, friendship, and support. RUNNIN' WILD DIQOLOGUE I'm runnin' wild, lost control Runnin' wild,. Author's Note.
... financial records; professional and personal correspondence; and private photographs. I am beholden to and honored by his trust, friendship, and support. RUNNIN' WILD DIQOLOGUE I'm runnin' wild, lost control Runnin' wild,. Author's Note.
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... photographs of herself, and she did not have the money to obtain them. As a last resort Clara went to her father, and to her eternal gratitude, Robert Bow took her to a cheap photographer's studio in Coney Island and paid a dollar for ...
... photographs of herself, and she did not have the money to obtain them. As a last resort Clara went to her father, and to her eternal gratitude, Robert Bow took her to a cheap photographer's studio in Coney Island and paid a dollar for ...
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... photography. He shot several of Fairbanks's films, then directed two and joined Paramount. A 1924 affair with Norma Shearer publicized his sexual prowess, but by the time he made Mantrap and met Clara, Fleming was more concerned with ...
... photography. He shot several of Fairbanks's films, then directed two and joined Paramount. A 1924 affair with Norma Shearer publicized his sexual prowess, but by the time he made Mantrap and met Clara, Fleming was more concerned with ...
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... photograph in connection with special exploitation of Mantrap, all of them duly signed by her. Don't let the position of Clara's signature annoy you [Clara had not signed the document on the designated “dotted line"]. The remarkable ...
... photograph in connection with special exploitation of Mantrap, all of them duly signed by her. Don't let the position of Clara's signature annoy you [Clara had not signed the document on the designated “dotted line"]. The remarkable ...
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... photograph of Clara beside him, and slashed his wrists. When the police arrived (asSavage anticipated, his friends had alerted his landlady, who called them), they found him stretched out on one side, smoking a cigarette and staring at ...
... photograph of Clara beside him, and slashed his wrists. When the police arrived (asSavage anticipated, his friends had alerted his landlady, who called them), they found him stretched out on one side, smoking a cigarette and staring at ...
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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