In 1919, a young widow from Chicago arrives in Hollywood with almot no money but unlimited ambition. She's determined to make her seven year-old daughter the greatest movie star of them all. From child starlet to screen goddess, this is the story of the meteoric rise of Baby Jewel. Propelled through the star system by her glamorous, calculating mother Elva, Baby's life unrolls in spools of celluloid. Blending fictional characters with a historical cast of thousands, including DW Griffith, Theda Bara. Louis B Mayer, Bugsy ...
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In 1919, a young widow from Chicago arrives in Hollywood with almot no money but unlimited ambition. She's determined to make her seven year-old daughter the greatest movie star of them all. From child starlet to screen goddess, this is the story of the meteoric rise of Baby Jewel. Propelled through the star system by her glamorous, calculating mother Elva, Baby's life unrolls in spools of celluloid. Blending fictional characters with a historical cast of thousands, including DW Griffith, Theda Bara. Louis B Mayer, Bugsy Siegel, Howard Hughes, Errol Plynn, Hedda Hopper, WR Hearst and Marlon Davies.
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Add this copy of Running Time to cart. $11.52, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1983 by MacMillan Publishing Company.
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