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Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland

Sara Jordan-Heintz

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Description:They led sometimes scandalous, oftentimes tragic, and completely fiery lives in the glitzy world of show business—and their stories shatter all the stereotypes about people from the American Midwest.Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland is the first book of its kind to chronicle the story behind the story of twelve Hollywood legends: Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Anne Baxter, Jean Seberg, Jane Russell, Dorothy Dandridge, Rock Hudson, Marilyn Maxwell, Jane Wyman and Louella Parsons — all from America’s Heartland. Using rare archival sources and first-hand accounts, the book provides an inside look at how being from the Midwest influenced their lives, how they emerged on the Hollywood scene, and what their legacies look like today, years after their deaths.Sara Jordan-Heintz is a writer, editor and 20th century historian. She has extensive experience in journalism, including writing for newspapers, magazines, journals and book editing, beginning in her early teens. She is the associate editor of Midwest Today magazine and her celebrity articles written for that publication formed the basis of this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland. To get started finding Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 248

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: PageTurner Books International

Release: 2019

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Description: They led sometimes scandalous, oftentimes tragic, and completely fiery lives in the glitzy world of show business—and their stories shatter all the stereotypes about people from the American Midwest.Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland is the first book of its kind to chronicle the story behind the story of twelve Hollywood legends: Clark Gable, Carole Lombard, Jean Harlow, Spencer Tracy, Anne Baxter, Jean Seberg, Jane Russell, Dorothy Dandridge, Rock Hudson, Marilyn Maxwell, Jane Wyman and Louella Parsons — all from America’s Heartland. Using rare archival sources and first-hand accounts, the book provides an inside look at how being from the Midwest influenced their lives, how they emerged on the Hollywood scene, and what their legacies look like today, years after their deaths.Sara Jordan-Heintz is a writer, editor and 20th century historian. She has extensive experience in journalism, including writing for newspapers, magazines, journals and book editing, beginning in her early teens. She is the associate editor of Midwest Today magazine and her celebrity articles written for that publication formed the basis of this book.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland. To get started finding Going Hollywood: Midwesterners in Movieland, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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