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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... scene, Cabanne swore in disgust. So much greasepaint caked Clara's face that she looked like a clown. It was the second disastrous encounter between Cabanne and Clara, but this time she redeemed herself. In her first scene, the director ...
... scene, Cabanne swore in disgust. So much greasepaint caked Clara's face that she looked like a clown. It was the second disastrous encounter between Cabanne and Clara, but this time she redeemed herself. In her first scene, the director ...
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... scenes restored and her billing above Billie Dove's. But Clara could not foresee the future, and the present disappointment was crushing. The knowledge that she had been excised from the film did not appease her mother either, and a few ...
... scenes restored and her billing above Billie Dove's. But Clara could not foresee the future, and the present disappointment was crushing. The knowledge that she had been excised from the film did not appease her mother either, and a few ...
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... scene with her. She parked her chewing gum and said, 'Ya want me t'cry?' I nodded. 'Let's shoot it,' she said ... scenes of immorality and crime,” New York censors refused to permit its exhibition unless cuts were made (they were). Once ...
... scene with her. She parked her chewing gum and said, 'Ya want me t'cry?' I nodded. 'Let's shoot it,' she said ... scenes of immorality and crime,” New York censors refused to permit its exhibition unless cuts were made (they were). Once ...
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... scene together. After the two-shot of both actresses, director Clarence Badger shot Moore's close-tips, then ordered some of Clara. Colleen Moore objected. “You don't need that close-up,” the movie's star and producer's wife commanded ...
... scene together. After the two-shot of both actresses, director Clarence Badger shot Moore's close-tips, then ordered some of Clara. Colleen Moore objected. “You don't need that close-up,” the movie's star and producer's wife commanded ...
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... scene, she couldn't have different hairstyles and coloring. Clara would just shrug her shoulders.” The gesture indicated her frustration at supporting canines and children in films that wound up on the bottom half of double bills ...
... scene, she couldn't have different hairstyles and coloring. Clara would just shrug her shoulders.” The gesture indicated her frustration at supporting canines and children in films that wound up on the bottom half of double bills ...
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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