| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
167 pages : color illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
In 1936 newspapers were ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood and starring the actress Mary Astor; the story pushed Hitler and Franco off the front pages. George S. Kaufman, then the most successful playwright on Broadway and a married man to boot, had been Astor's lover. The scandal revolved around Marys diary, which her ex-husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, had found when they were still together. Mary, he claimed, had not only kept a tally of all her extramarital affairs but graded them-- and he already alerted the press in order to obtain a divorce and get custody of their daughter. Sorel provides all the juicy details of this particular slice of Hollywood Babylon, including Mary's life as a child star, and her teenage love affair with the much older John Barrymore |
| Subject |
Astor, Mary, 1906-1987
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Motion picture actors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
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Sex scandals -- United States
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| Alt Title |
Purple diary |
| OCLC # |
937452609 |
| ISBN # |
9781631490231 |
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1631490230 |
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