Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
by David Stenn
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Author: David StennEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-09-01
ISBN: 0385421575
Number of pages: 370
Publisher: Doubleday
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Book Review: A Treasure!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are two gems to this treasure - David Stenn and Harlow herself. David Stenn has said he probably won't write another book but he must. No one researches the way he does and no one has been able to bring their research to life the way he has. A talent like his shouldn't go to waste but even more, the fact that he cares, is involved, nurtures his subjects (and I'm referring to Clara Bow and Girl 27, a masterpiece) does not flinch from gritty or painful details, makes him all the more necessary in the world of biography.
This book is eerily compelling, goes way beyond the typical Hollywood story because Stenn has humanized someone who had been completely dehumanized. Harlow is by turns, funny, sweet, sad, sensitive and so vulnerable it makes your heart break. In a word: human. The Harlow story is a page-turner. Just when you think you understand this darling woman, you are surprised at the next decision she makes in her life. The saddest thing of all is that too many decisions were made for her - marriage, having children, her career, even the evil disease that took her life. In the end we find ourselves wishing that it would have mattered for her to be more aggressive, thrown away her passivity and taken back what was hers.
Just a huge thanks to David Stenn for this beautiful book - everything about it is first-class, as is David and Jean.
Summary of Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
Using previously secret information and drawing on hundreds of interviews, a study of the life and career of Hollywood's legendary blonde bombshell solves lingering mysteries concerning the death of Harlow and her second husband, Paul Bern. 25,000 first printing. $25,000 ad/promo.Performing Arts Books
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