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Author, broadcaster and show business journalist Ellen Jane Wayne is the author of fourteen other books, and regularly appears on television in the US. She lives in Los Angeles.
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- PublisherChrysalis Books
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 1861054076
- ISBN 13 9781861054074
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages256
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GOLDEN GIRLS OF MGM
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HarperCollins Publishers, United Kingdom, 2002
ISBN 10: 1861054076
ISBN 13: 9781861054074
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Lana, Ava, Judy, Hedy, Grace, Joan and Liz - no need for surnames. They were exquisite properties of MGM, the most prestigious movie studio in the world. Louis B Mayer, head of MGM, indulged his family of stars but they paid a price. Their seven-year contracts stipulated that 'he will not do or commit any act or thing that will tend to.shock, insult or offend the community or ridicule public morals.'. The MGM girls seemed to be above sex, an untouchable breed of womanhood, but to ensure that their public image remained untarnished, Mayer had to hire somebody specifically to shield the truth from the press. Behind the scenes, Ava Gardner, during her marriage to Sinatra, had an abortion without his knowledge; Loretta Young did not abort her baby sired by Clark Gable, but gave birth to her daughter in secret, handed her over to an orphange then 'adopted' her nineteen months later. Grace Kelly had affairs with Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Bing Crosby, Clark Gable and William Holden. Lana Turner got pregnant by Mickey Rooncy, but had a secret abortion. And Joan Crawford and Clarke Gable might have tied the knot early in their carcers had it not been for three obstacles - his wife, her husband and Mayer who threatened to fire them if they continued seeing each other. The MGM Girls tells the fascinating inside story of these silverscreen debutantes, as they struggled to reconcilc the demands of the studio and the intrusive control of its boss Louis B Mayer with the luxury and glamour afforded by their dazzling Hollywood careers. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR001452814
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The MGM Girls: Glamour and Grief
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Robson Books, 2002
ISBN 10: 1861054076
ISBN 13: 9781861054074
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near fine. First UK edition-first printing. Fine/Near fine.Robson Books,2002.First UK edition-first printing.Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) in fine condition, with Dj(a couple of creases and small nicks on the edges of the Dj cover) in near fine condition.Illustrated with b/w photos.Nice and clean pages as new with a small ink mark and nick on the outer edges,two very small creases on the edges of the pages.Nice and clean book with light shelf wear on the Dj cover.413pp including Foreword,bibliography.Price un-clipped.A collectable first edition.Heavy book. Seller Inventory # 6668
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