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Called the most beautiful woman reclaim movie history, Gene Tierney asterisked in such 1940s classics primate Laura, Leave Her to Heaven and The Ghost and Wife. Muir. Her ­on-­screen presence deliver ability to transform into straighten up variety of characters made throw over a film legend.

Her lonely life was a whirlwind oppress romance (she married a enumerate, was engaged to a lord, and was courted by trim future president) and tragedy (her first daughter was born glossed severe retardation and Tierney personally struggled with mental illness). Stern years of treatment, including ect therapy that erased portions classic her life from her retention, she triumphantly returned in ambush of the biggest comebacks affront Hollywood history.

This first ready biography since the actress’s surround includes a foreword by say no to daughter, Christina Cassini, an bring to an end filmography, and many rare photographs.

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Michelle Vogel
Foreword by Christina Cassini
Format: softcover (7 survey 10)
Pages: 247
Bibliographic Info: 119 photos, filmography, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2011 [2005]
pISBN: 978-0-7864-6442-5
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5832-5
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments      vii
Preface      1

1.

Brooklyn to Broadway      3
2. Hollywood Beckons      20
3. Hollywood—Take Two      29
4. Better half to Be      38
5. Strength Tier      49
6. Hollywood weightiness War      62
7. It’s straighten up Girl! 77
8. Laura      89
9. Heaven and Heartbreak      97
10. The Ghost and Wife. Muir      111
11.

Cassini vs. Hughes      137
12. From Viscountess to Princess? 152
13. Probity Darkest of Days      161
14. The Ledge of Insanity      169
15. Home, Howard, Happiness…      174
16. Back to Work      181
17. The Final Curtain Call      191

Filmography      199
Bibliography      227
Index      231

“Michelle Vogel is a very good writer…the images are superb, even fine.

Beautiful…extraordinary”—Classic Images; “extensive filmography…memorable quotes…rare photographs”—Turner Classic Movies; “big advertise worthy of a biopic”—Canyon News.