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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... acting achievements.” -—-San Francisco Chronicle “Another worthy addition to the few brilliant reappraisals of H01lywood in its golden age—on par with Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's A Cast of Killers and Otto Friedrich's City of Nets.” —Film ...
... acting achievements.” -—-San Francisco Chronicle “Another worthy addition to the few brilliant reappraisals of H01lywood in its golden age—on par with Sidney D. Kirkpatrick's A Cast of Killers and Otto Friedrich's City of Nets.” —Film ...
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... actors and actresses—United States—— Biography. I. Title. [PN2287.B65S74 1990] 791.43'028'092—dc20 89-70685 ISBN: 978—0-8154-1025—6 1“ Q The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for ...
... actors and actresses—United States—— Biography. I. Title. [PN2287.B65S74 1990] 791.43'028'092—dc20 89-70685 ISBN: 978—0-8154-1025—6 1“ Q The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for ...
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... acting experience, her verdict was canny: “The trouble was, I thought, that they was all tryin' t'do it like somebody they'd seen on the screen, not the way they'd do it themselves.” Instinctively Clara had grasped the essence of ...
... acting experience, her verdict was canny: “The trouble was, I thought, that they was all tryin' t'do it like somebody they'd seen on the screen, not the way they'd do it themselves.” Instinctively Clara had grasped the essence of ...
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... abandon all thoughts of an acting career. Three days later, Brewster Publications announced its 1921 Fame and Fortune Contest winner: Clara Bow. 3 Her Fame and Fortune Contest victory was Clara's chance BROOKLYN oormc 19 *
... abandon all thoughts of an acting career. Three days later, Brewster Publications announced its 1921 Fame and Fortune Contest winner: Clara Bow. 3 Her Fame and Fortune Contest victory was Clara's chance BROOKLYN oormc 19 *
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... actors from Beyond the Rainbow. Clara was among them. Subsequent to her stardom, Beyond the Rainbow would be reissued with her scenes restored and her billing above Billie Dove's. But Clara could not foresee the future, and the present ...
... actors from Beyond the Rainbow. Clara was among them. Subsequent to her stardom, Beyond the Rainbow would be reissued with her scenes restored and her billing above Billie Dove's. But Clara could not foresee the future, and the present ...
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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