Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook
Evelyn Brent's life and career were going quite well in 1928. She was happily living with writer Dorothy Herzog following her divorce from producer Bernard Fineman, and the tiny brunette had wowed fans and critics in the silent films The Underworld and The Last Command. She'd also been a sensation in Paramount's first dialogue film, Interference. But by the end of that year Brent was headed for a quick, downward spiral ending in bankruptcy and occasional work as an extra. What happened is a complicated story laced with bad luck, poor decisions, and treachery detailed in this first and only full-length biography.

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Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook
Evelyn Brent's life and career were going quite well in 1928. She was happily living with writer Dorothy Herzog following her divorce from producer Bernard Fineman, and the tiny brunette had wowed fans and critics in the silent films The Underworld and The Last Command. She'd also been a sensation in Paramount's first dialogue film, Interference. But by the end of that year Brent was headed for a quick, downward spiral ending in bankruptcy and occasional work as an extra. What happened is a complicated story laced with bad luck, poor decisions, and treachery detailed in this first and only full-length biography.

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Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook

Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook

Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook

Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook

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Overview

Evelyn Brent's life and career were going quite well in 1928. She was happily living with writer Dorothy Herzog following her divorce from producer Bernard Fineman, and the tiny brunette had wowed fans and critics in the silent films The Underworld and The Last Command. She'd also been a sensation in Paramount's first dialogue film, Interference. But by the end of that year Brent was headed for a quick, downward spiral ending in bankruptcy and occasional work as an extra. What happened is a complicated story laced with bad luck, poor decisions, and treachery detailed in this first and only full-length biography.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780786443635
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Publication date: 08/14/2009
Pages: 312
Product dimensions: 6.90(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range: 18 Years

About the Author

Lynn Kear is an award-winning biographer, playwright, and novelist. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. James King lives in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments     
Foreword by Kevin Brownlow     
Preface     

PART ONE. BIOGRAPHY
1. Playing Hookey     
2. Europe     
3. Hollywood     
4. Stardom     
5. A Surprise Marriage     
6. Life with Harry Edwards     
7. Financial Disaster     
8. Vaudeville     
9. Finished     
10. A Cult Figure     

PART TWO. FILMOGRAPHY
The Films, 1914–1950     

Appendix A: Television Appearances     
Appendix B: Chronology     
Chapter Notes     
Filmography Notes     
Bibliography     
Index     
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