Clara Bow by David Stenn
Hollywood'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.
Stenn has found out as much to know about Clara Bow as it is given to mortals to know; he takes an intelligent approach, neither too solemn nor too flip, and the story he has to tell is almost always engrossing* The New York Times *
Illuminating and unforgettable. * Los Angeles Times *
She was Marilym Monroe decades before Marilyn. How movingly David Stenn has written the story of this hilarious and heartbreaking star. -- Dominick Dunne
Illuminating and unforgettable. * Los Angeles Times *
She was Marilym Monroe decades before Marilyn. How movingly David Stenn has written the story of this hilarious and heartbreaking star. -- Dominick Dunne
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| ISBN 13 | 9780815410256 |
| ISBN 10 | 0815410255 |
| Title | Clara Bow |
| Author | David Stenn |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 2000-03-13 |
| Number of pages | 400 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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