Post by diane on Oct 2, 2007 0:54:36 GMT -6
It is a fantastic book by George Eells - I bought it from Amazons
for $4.95 (plus postage). Each of the actresses have a chapter.
Ginger Rogers, Loretta Young, Miriam Hopkins, Ruth Etting, Kay
Francis and Irene Bentley. The link is that on New Year's Eve,
1933 each of the actresses was starring in a film, had her name
up in lights on a theatre marquee in the Times Square area and
each theatre had STANDING ROOM ONLY signs outside.
Each of the actresses were at a crossroads in their career (even
though some didn't know it). :nervous:
Because the book was written in 1975 a lot of the people who
knew them were still alive to remember and be interviewed.
I am half way through and find it a fascinating book to read.
Kay Francis was really a part of the Roaring Twenties and her
friends stories make you feel you were there yourself.
Some interesting things. Ginger Rogers was never enthused
about the films she made with Fred Astaire - she had from the
start decided to be a dramatic actress.
Ruth Etting had a horrible husband. Her life was dramatised in
the film "Love Me or Leave Me" which I thought didn't put her in
such a bad light. But the real Ruth was extremely shy and very
unambitious. People commented on how unchanged she was
with fame.
It is a fantastic book - just the sort I like to read - not to bad
for $4.95 (with postage)
for $4.95 (plus postage). Each of the actresses have a chapter.
Ginger Rogers, Loretta Young, Miriam Hopkins, Ruth Etting, Kay
Francis and Irene Bentley. The link is that on New Year's Eve,
1933 each of the actresses was starring in a film, had her name
up in lights on a theatre marquee in the Times Square area and
each theatre had STANDING ROOM ONLY signs outside.
Each of the actresses were at a crossroads in their career (even
though some didn't know it). :nervous:
Because the book was written in 1975 a lot of the people who
knew them were still alive to remember and be interviewed.
I am half way through and find it a fascinating book to read.
Kay Francis was really a part of the Roaring Twenties and her
friends stories make you feel you were there yourself.
Some interesting things. Ginger Rogers was never enthused
about the films she made with Fred Astaire - she had from the
start decided to be a dramatic actress.
Ruth Etting had a horrible husband. Her life was dramatised in
the film "Love Me or Leave Me" which I thought didn't put her in
such a bad light. But the real Ruth was extremely shy and very
unambitious. People commented on how unchanged she was
with fame.
It is a fantastic book - just the sort I like to read - not to bad
for $4.95 (with postage)
:unsure: 
But if anyone else could help me think of any bases I haven't covered, please enlighten me! However, I will not give up in my search for young Miss Gladys Egan. 
My initial thought was to finish with one, then move to the next. ;D)
