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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... night from a sound sleep, Clara was startled by the sight of her mother hovering over her, a butcher knife in one hand. “I'm gonna kill ya, Clara,” said Sarah as she pinned her daughter's hands to the bed. “It'll be better.” Sarah ...
... night from a sound sleep, Clara was startled by the sight of her mother hovering over her, a butcher knife in one hand. “I'm gonna kill ya, Clara,” said Sarah as she pinned her daughter's hands to the bed. “It'll be better.” Sarah ...
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... nights. When she did doze off, she would dream of Sarah Bow with a butcher knife and wake up crying. She returned to Brooklyn in a state of exhaustion but went straight to the asylum, where Sarah Bow ordered her daughter to secure her ...
... nights. When she did doze off, she would dream of Sarah Bow with a butcher knife and wake up crying. She returned to Brooklyn in a state of exhaustion but went straight to the asylum, where Sarah Bow ordered her daughter to secure her ...
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... night pinochle game. Now the couple had her apartment to themselves and a foolproof method of preventing detection: as soon as Robert left his pinochle game,Jacobson's cousin would phone Clara and warn that her father was en route. By ...
... night pinochle game. Now the couple had her apartment to themselves and a foolproof method of preventing detection: as soon as Robert left his pinochle game,Jacobson's cousin would phone Clara and warn that her father was en route. By ...
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... night. Since Schulberg controlled her career, this was the extent of Alton's duties, but Clara did not complain. Her agent's companionship was worth her commission. Back in New York, Artie jacobson was miserable. The days following ...
... night. Since Schulberg controlled her career, this was the extent of Alton's duties, but Clara did not complain. Her agent's companionship was worth her commission. Back in New York, Artie jacobson was miserable. The days following ...
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... night Clara came home seething. During dinner she regaled Alton and Jacobson with an account of the incident, then suddenly stormed out of the bungalow. Hours passed and she did not return. Jacobson went out looking for her but returned ...
... night Clara came home seething. During dinner she regaled Alton and Jacobson with an account of the incident, then suddenly stormed out of the bungalow. Hours passed and she did not return. Jacobson went out looking for her but returned ...
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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