by Ronald L. Davis · University of Oklahoma Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780806133300
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Hollywood Beauty is a biography of Linda Darnell, a young woman who left her Texas home to pursue the Hollywood dream. Despite achieving international fame with films like Blood and Sand and Forever Amber, her life was marked by alcoholism, failed marriages, and troubled relationships. The biography explores her mother's obsession with the world of entertainment and how this influenced Linda's life, leading her to a downward spiral until her tragic death at forty-one. The book examines the public worship of movie stars and the price of fame in the golden age of Hollywood.
