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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... offices in downtown Brooklyn and delivered her pictures to the Fame and Fortune Contest manager. It was a wise mOVe: unbeknownst to Clara, the manager wrote “Called in person—very pretty” across the bottom of her photos. The comment ...
... offices in downtown Brooklyn and delivered her pictures to the Fame and Fortune Contest manager. It was a wise mOVe: unbeknownst to Clara, the manager wrote “Called in person—very pretty” across the bottom of her photos. The comment ...
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... office for further tests with other finalists. Clara's longing to share the stupendous news with her mother was precluded by the Arbuckle case, which made headlines that same day. It was the first instance of the cruel timing that would ...
... office for further tests with other finalists. Clara's longing to share the stupendous news with her mother was precluded by the Arbuckle case, which made headlines that same day. It was the first instance of the cruel timing that would ...
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... office. Instead of reminding him that the Fame and Fortune Contest had been based on ability, not beauty, a devastated Clara fled his office in tears. Afterward the Brewster organization persuaded Cabanne to hire her by promising free ...
... office. Instead of reminding him that the Fame and Fortune Contest had been based on ability, not beauty, a devastated Clara fled his office in tears. Afterward the Brewster organization persuaded Cabanne to hire her by promising free ...
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... she was too old for the part. Clara was frantic. “I'm only sixteen!” she cried. The director smiled and shook his head. He did not believe her. Clara rushed home and returned to Clifton's office in her BROOKLYN oormc 23 *k.
... she was too old for the part. Clara was frantic. “I'm only sixteen!” she cried. The director smiled and shook his head. He did not believe her. Clara rushed home and returned to Clifton's office in her BROOKLYN oormc 23 *k.
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Runnin' Wild David Stenn. Clara rushed home and returned to Clifton's office in her shabby clothing and a scrubbed face. Her gumption and unadomed appeal led the director to hire her for a two-week trial period at a salary of thirty-five ...
Runnin' Wild David Stenn. Clara rushed home and returned to Clifton's office in her shabby clothing and a scrubbed face. Her gumption and unadomed appeal led the director to hire her for a two-week trial period at a salary of thirty-five ...
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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