Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
by David Stenn
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Author: David StennEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-08
ISBN: 0967282225
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Lightning Bug Press
Book Reviews of Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
Book Review: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Summary: 5 Stars
.....I finished BOMBSHELL last night and it is an engrossing book beautifully
written by author DAVID STENN ...
.....There was a lot of sexploitation garbage written about HARLOW after her
death to try to cash in on her popularity ...most of it was trash that should
have been classified as fiction but I researched the available books well and
the book by STERN is the only one that tells the true story with many
citatations and references ...I paid top dollar for it but it was worth it ...
.....The author was very sympathetic in his narrative and he makes you like
HARLOW from the beginning ...he portrays her as a passive obedient child who
possessed great beauty and was manipulated by people, specifically her mother
and stepfather, who used her and did not have her best interests at heart ...
.....She was loved by the fans of the era (DEPRESSION) and they flocked to her
movies from NEW YORK to PARIS ...but the true test of her character was that,
except for a few over the hill actresses who were jealous of her (JOAN
CRAWFORD), she was universally loved by the people in the movie industry, from
the top producers and directors and co-stars, down to the stage hands who worked
on the sets ...they were all fiercly loyal to her ...
.....She was just a good kid who tried to please everyone around her except
herself and her death at age 26, just when she was on the cusp of greatness, was
a true life American tragedy .....This excerpt taken from the book sums up how Harlow saw herself ..."I wasn't born an actress, you know," Harlow admitted. "Events made me one." Lacking experience or training, she literally learned on the job, mutating from wooden sexpot to sublime comic in record time. "I'm lucky and I know it," she told a New York Times reporter on the Saratoga set. "I'm not a great actress, and I never thought I was. But I happen to have something the public likes."
Summary of Bombshell: The Life and Death of Jean Harlow
"HARLOW." Her name epitomizes an era, a decade of Depression in which harsh reality created a demand for lush film fantasy and no Hollywood star was as luscious or fantastic as Jean Harlow. She was M-G-M's most bankable asset, a blonde bombshell whose bleached hair, voluptuous body, and bawdy humor inspired a fervent cult following that remains to this day.Despite Harlow's blinding fame, the events of her life have been obscured by a fifty-year haze of secrets, lies, and silence. Until the publication of this book. After years of research, critically acclaimed biographer David Stenn unearthed the truth behind the improbable rise of this tow-headed tomboy from Kansas City, her huge success, and her tragic fall.
After fifty-six years, David Stenn persuaded Harlow's family, friends, colleagues, and employers to break their silence and provide previously sealed legal, financial, and medical records, which solved the mystery of her death. His account is confirmed by scores of exclusive interviews with eyewitness sources, including Harlow's nurses during the last days of her life.
Exhaustively researched and compulsively readable, Bombshell stands as the definitive Harlow biography. This edition contains a new UNSEEN SCENES section of never-before-seen photos of deleted scenes from Harlow's biggest hits. This book is a must-have not only for every Harlow fan, but anyone interested in a truly riveting story.
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