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Hollywood's hard-luck ladies : 23 actresses who suffered early deaths, accidents, missteps, illnesses and tragedies

Title
Hollywood's hard-luck ladies : 23 actresses who suffered early deaths, accidents, missteps, illnesses and tragedies / Laura Wagner.
Author
Wagner, Laura, 1970-
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]

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Description
vii, 225 pages : illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
""In the era of Hollywood now considered its Golden Age, there was no shortage of hard-luck stories-movie stars succumbed to mental illness, addiction, accidents, suicide, early death and more. This book profiles 23 actresses who achieved a measure of success before fate dealt them losing hands-in full public view. Overviews of their lives and careers provide a wealth of previously unpublished information and set the record straight on long-standing inaccuracies. Actresses covered include Lynne Baggett, Suzan Ball, Helen Burgess, Susan Cabot, Mary Castle, Mae Clarke, Dorothy Comingore, Patricia Dane, Dorothy Dell, Sidney Fox, Charlotte Henry, Rita Johnson, Mayo Methot, Marjie Millar, Mary Nolan, Susan Peters, Lyda Roberti, Peggy Shannon, Rosa Stradner, Judy Tyler, Karen Verne, Helen Walker and Constance Worth."-Provided by publisher"--
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Biographies.
  • Dictionaries.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
  • Includes filmographies.
Call Number
MWER 20-2972
ISBN
  • 9781476678436
  • 147667843X
  • 9781476638331 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2020000405
OCLC
1108522593
Author
Wagner, Laura, 1970- author.
Title
Hollywood's hard-luck ladies : 23 actresses who suffered early deaths, accidents, missteps, illnesses and tragedies / Laura Wagner.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2020]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-212) and index.
Includes filmographies.
Research Call Number
MWER 20-2972
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