Books published by BearManor Media

The Lucky Strike Papers: Journeys Through My Mother's Television Past was originally brought out by BearManor Media in 2007. BearManor has now released a revised version of the book.In 1951, a critic in Down Beat magazine wrote that Sue Bennett was "one of the coming female singers in the country." Bennett was a featured singer on several network shows during TV's early years, including Kay Kyser's College of Musical Knowledge, and Your Hit Parade (also known as the Lucky Strike Hit Parade). She also appeared regularly on such programs as The Freddy Martin Show, and John Conte's Little Show. Decades later, Andrew Fielding began exploring the period of live television, via the shows on which his mother sang. His resulting portrait of the era-which includes conversations with such early television luminaries as Dorothy Collins, Snooky Lanson, Eileen Wilson, Raymond Scott, Merv Griffin, Morey Amsterdam, Milton DeLugg, Arthur Penn, and Kay Kyser -is enlightening, and captivating. Editorial Reviews from the Original Edition:The Lucky Strike Papers is "a fascinating look at the early years of live television..."--Radiogram magazine, 2009 The book "was one of the best works on early television I have ever had the pleasure of reading. Fielding has done a remarkable job capturing a time period when television was new, broadcasts were live and those working in the medium were learning on their feet." Review on the website "Television Obscurities," 2010. "It's a splendid book, sensitively written, that chronicles the phenomenon of live TV, and the musical variety type programs which are no longer with us....Mr. Fielding manages to write a very personal memoir about a story that was not his own, and that is something wondrous." Novelist and nonfiction writer Jacqueline T. Lynch, on her blog "New England Travels," 2013. "For anyone curious at all about the early days of live television, and the transition from radio to TV as being the dominant form of home entertainment, this book is a delight... " 2008 review on the blog "Master of My Public Domain," by Michael Coston. "...Fielding has a distinctive approach, using a narrative voice that's almost quasi-documentary in tone. It's very effective, giving the reader the sense of flipping through the pages of a scrapbook and reading the captions written on the backs of pictures. In doing so, he generates a warmth not only for the age, but for the people participating in it. He makes it come alive, which is one of my tests as to how good a book is." 2014 review by Mitchell Hadley, on his blog "It's About TV. " The Lucky Strike Papers "is a rich history of the early days of TV....Early TV was a fascinating world, and reading about it is the next best thing to having been there." Review on the "Geezer Music Club" blog, 2008. About the Author: Andrew Fielding's writing has appeared in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald, The Providence Journal, The Philadelphia Daily News, Horizon magazine, and other publications. He has also worked as a radio talk show

Guarding Gable starts with an actual event in the life of the screen's number one star and becomes a story worthy of a Hollywood movie.It's 1942 and World War Two is just beginning. Beloved actress Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash while returning from a bond-selling tour and her devoted husband, Clark Gable, is beyond consolation. Depressed to the point of suicide, he enlists in the U.S. Army Air Corps, telling his bosses at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that he doesn't care if he ever comes back.Naturally, MGM is apoplectic at the prospect of losing their top box office attraction. In desperation, studio head Louis B. Mayer leans on a lowly publicist, Alan Greenberg, to enlist with Gable with orders to keep him alive during World War Two. That's hard to do when Gable insists on flying combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. Not only that, he and Alan fall in love with the same woman -- and, if you're Alan, how do you win the girl if your competition is Clark Gable, the "King" of Hollywood?Guarding Gable is a story of love, war, and humor. It also has a little rough language but, after all, this is the Army.This title is also available as an enhanced audiobook for download from Bear Manor Audio and on CD from Blackstone Audio. Nat Segaloff covered the motion picture business for the Boston Herald, CBS Radio, and Group W. He has also been a studio publicist, college teacher, playwright, and author. In 1996 he formed the multimedia production company Alien Voices with actors Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie and produced five bestselling, fully dramatized audio plays.

Guarding Gable starts with an actual event in the life of the screen's number one star and becomes a story worthy of a Hollywood movie.It's 1942 and World War Two is just beginning. Beloved actress Carole Lombard is killed in a plane crash while returning from a bond-selling tour and her devoted husband, Clark Gable, is beyond consolation. Depressed to the point of suicide, he enlists in the U.S. Army Air Corps, telling his bosses at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that he doesn't care if he ever comes back.Naturally, MGM is apoplectic at the prospect of losing their top box office attraction. In desperation, studio head Louis B. Mayer leans on a lowly publicist, Alan Greenberg, to enlist with Gable with orders to keep him alive during World War Two. That's hard to do when Gable insists on flying combat missions over Nazi-occupied Europe. Not only that, he and Alan fall in love with the same woman -- and, if you're Alan, how do you win the girl if your competition is Clark Gable, the "King" of Hollywood?Guarding Gable is a story of love, war, and humor. It also has a little rough language but, after all, this is the Army.This title is also available as an enhanced audiobook for download from Bear Manor Audio and on CD from Blackstone Audio. Nat Segaloff covered the motion picture business for the Boston Herald, CBS Radio, and Group W. He has also been a studio publicist, college teacher, playwright, and author. In 1996 he formed the multimedia production company Alien Voices with actors Leonard Nimoy and John de Lancie and produced five bestselling, fully dramatized audio plays.

Citizen Kane and Titanic might have an artistic and popular monopoly on greatness, but when it comes to sitting down to a strictly enjoyable film, give me The North Avenue Irregulars any day. What you hold in your hand now is a collection of behind the scenes essays dealing with the unheralded wonders of my youth. I am nobody, but I do have a publishing company, so please excuse the one vanity project you now read. However, I think you're going to find some really good stuff here. If you, like me are a true fan of ignored classics like The Shaggy DA and The Good Fairy, then this is going to be a book you will treasure. I tried to collect up a group of my favorite films that have not been covered much in print before, then asked a few good writers I knew if they would be interested in writing chapters on each, with a particular emphasis on how the films were made and interviews with any cast or crew they could catch, rather than just criticism. I am pleased with this book and hope you will be too. - Ben Ohmart

Citizen Kane and Titanic might have an artistic and popular monopoly on greatness, but when it comes to sitting down to a strictly enjoyable film, give me The North Avenue Irregulars any day.What you hold in your hand now is a collection of behind the scenes essays dealing with the unheralded wonders of my youth. I am nobody, but I do have a publishing company, so please excuse the one vanity project you now read. However, I think you're going to find some really good stuff here. If you, like me are a true fan of ignored classics like The Shaggy DA and The Good Fairy, then this is going to be a book you will treasure.I tried to collect up a group of my favorite films that have not been covered much in print before, then asked a few good writers I knew if they would be interested in writing chapters on each, with a particular emphasis on how the films were made and interviews with any cast or crew they could catch, rather than just criticism. I am pleased with this book and hope you will be too.- Ben Ohmart

This is the hardback version. The true story is finally told about Jeanne Eagels, legendary Broadway actress (as Sadie Thompson in Somerset Maugham's Rain) and film star (as Leslie Crosbie in The Letter.) She lived a life of renown, yet her rocky path to fame-with its many struggles and triumphs-propelled her into increasing- ly erratic behavior, culminating in a shocking ending that stunned the entire world. This fully revised and updated edition includes new revelations and details from Eagels herself and family and friends about her Midwestern childhood; her chaotic personal life; her uncompromising artistry; and her lifelong battle with inner demons. Illustrated with a refreshed collection of 150 rarely seen images. Praise for Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed "Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed offers a startling look at the actress and her times ... packed with detail and drama, and does bring Jeanne Eagels into 21st century focus as an ambitious, driven woman who often fought the system, but could not defeat her own demons." - Liz Smith, New York Social Diary"Their research, to this reader, sparkles and shines . . . the kind of meat one likes with this rich meal of a book." - Stephen Michael Shearer, author of Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star "What you are about to read is nothing short of remarkable." - Michelle Morgan, author of The Ice Cream Blonde and Carole Lombard: Twentieth Century StarEric Woodard is the author of Hometown Girl and Travillla Film Fashion Paper Dolls. The former archivist and historian for the estate of award-winning film and fashion designer William Travilla, he is currently working on an upcoming biography of the couturier. Eric has also assisted with and contributed to several Marilyn Monroe biographies, art books and documentaries. Tara Hanks is the author of two novels, Wicked Baby and The Mmm Girl. She also writes extensively about popular culture for a wide range of magazines and websites, and has maintained the Everlasting Star Updates blog since 2010.

The true story is finally told about Jeanne Eagels, legendary Broadway actress (as Sadie Thompson in Somerset Maugham's Rain) and film star (as Leslie Crosbie in The Letter.) She lived a life of renown, yet her rocky path to fame-with its many struggles and triumphs-propelled her into increasingly erratic behavior, culminating in a shocking ending that stunned the entire world. This fully revised and updated edition includes new revelations and details from Eagels herself and family and friends about her Midwestern childhood; her chaotic personal life; her uncompromising artistry; and her lifelong battle with inner demons. Illustrated with a refreshed collection of 150 rarely seen images. Praise for Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed "Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed offers a startling look at the actress and her times ... packed with detail and drama, and does bring Jeanne Eagels into 21st century focus as an ambitious, driven woman who often fought the system, but could not defeat her own demons." - Liz Smith, New York Social Diary"Their research, to this reader, sparkles and shines . . . the kind of meat one likes with this rich meal of a book." - Stephen Michael Shearer, author of Gloria Swanson: The Ultimate Star "What you are about to read is nothing short of remarkable." - Michelle Morgan, author of The Ice Cream Blonde and Carole Lombard: Twentieth Century StarEric Woodard is the author of Hometown Girl and Travillla Film Fashion Paper Dolls. The former archivist and historian for the estate of award-winning film and fashion designer William Travilla, he is currently working on an upcoming biography of the couturier. Eric has also assisted with and contributed to several Marilyn Monroe biographies, art books and documentaries. Tara Hanks is the author of two novels, Wicked Baby and The Mmm Girl. She also writes extensively about popular culture for a wide range of magazines and websites, and has maintained the Everlasting Star Updates blog since 2010.

The vampire has always had audience appeal. What is amazing is that Hollywood shunned the King of Vampires for years fearing the story was too gruesome of any movie audience's palette. When Universal finally decided to make a screen production of the classic novel and successful Broadway play, they were not originally going to pursue Bela Lugosi for the part even though he had stunned audiences with his performance in the Broadway role for years. This MagicImage Filmbook traces the long trail of the classic 1931 production from legend to screenplay to film. Includes treatments, preliminary scripts even, for the first time anywhere, reproductions of some of Bram Stoker's original handwritten and typed draft manuscript for the novel. Special Introduction by Bela Lugosi and Preface by Carla Laemmle.

Thomas Mann, who discovered the long-lost 1928 Boy's Cinema literary version of the film (published by BearManor Media), now offers a new and comparably important discovery: an English translation of an equally "lost" French novelization of the story dating from 1929, written by someone who actually saw the film.

Thomas Mann, who discovered the long-lost 1928 Boy's Cinema literary version of the film (published by BearManor Media), now offers a new and comparably important discovery: an English translation of an equally "lost" French novelization of the story dating from 1929, written by someone who actually saw the film.

From the Vaults of the Ackerman Archives comes the science fiction classic, This Island Earth!Contains Production Background!Press Book!Biography notes on the Cast and Crew!Complete Shooting Script!Rare Photographs!Behind the Scene Photos!

Not exactly a memoir, My Story is the saga of one man's fifty-year, often hilarious, journey through a life filled with assorted notables, nut cases, celebrated fiends, and, yes, even a few famous friends.

This is the HARDBACK version. It is one of the most astonishing facts of cinema history: an extraordinary number of important films are believed to be lost forever. Spanning from the early days of the silent movies to as late as the 1970s and touching all corners of the global film experience, groundbreaking works of significant historical and artistic importance are gone. Cinema icons including Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Oscar Micheaux and Vincente Minnelli are among those impacted by this tragedy, and pioneering technological achievements in color cinematography, sound film technology, animation and widescreen projection are among the lost treasures. How could this happen? And is it possible to recover these missing gems? In this book, noted film critic and journalist Phil Hall details circumstances that resulted in these productions being erased from view. For anyone with a passion for the big screen, In Search of Lost Films provides an unforgettable consideration of a cultural tragedy.

It is one of the most astonishing facts of cinema history: an extraordinary number of important films are believed to be lost forever. Spanning from the early days of the silent movies to as late as the 1970s and touching all corners of the global film experience, groundbreaking works of significant historical and artistic importance are gone. Cinema icons including Orson Welles, Stanley Kubrick, Alfred Hitchcock, Oscar Micheaux and Vincente Minnelli are among those impacted by this tragedy, and pioneering technological achievements in color cinematography, sound film technology, animation and widescreen projection are among the lost treasures. How could this happen? And is it possible to recover these missing gems? In this book, noted film critic and journalist Phil Hall details circumstances that resulted in these productions being erased from view. For anyone with a passion for the big screen, In Search of Lost Films provides an unforgettable consideration of a cultural tragedy.

Good Night, Whatever You Are! is the first-ever in-depth look at one of the show biz icons of the 1950s and '60s: the dean of TV horror hosts, Zacherley. First on Philadelphia TV and then in New York, John Zacherle made himself a pop culture phenomenon: When the classic Universal Horrors came to the small screen, host "Zacherley" added a touch of macabre mirth with his white makeup, undertaker's coat, bombastic heh-heh-heh and mile-a-minute stream-of-consciousness babble. To a whole generation, he was the Cool Ghoul. Richard Scrivani met Zach while haunting the sets of Zach's TV series Disc-O-Teen (1965-67) and over the years he went from being a Monster Kid fan to one of Zach's closest friends. In these pages, Scrivani describes this adventure, weaving details from his own personal life into comprehensive coverage of Zach's TV and radio career. The end result is a unique look into the professional and personal life of an extraordinary talent, John Zacherle. • Interviews with Zacherle and dozens of his friends and co-workers! • Over 150 photos, some never-before-published! Scrivani has written exactly the sort of valentine his unassuming hero deserves, and would never have found the ego to pen. - Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog

Good Night, Whatever You Are! is the first-ever in-depth look at one of the show biz icons of the 1950s and '60s: the dean of TV horror hosts, Zacherley. First on Philadelphia TV and then in New York, John Zacherle made himself a pop culture phenomenon: When the classic Universal Horrors came to the small screen, host "Zacherley" added a touch of macabre mirth with his white makeup, undertaker's coat, bombastic heh-heh-heh and mile-a-minute stream-of-consciousness babble. To a whole generation, he was the Cool Ghoul. Richard Scrivani met Zach while haunting the sets of Zach's TV series Disc-O-Teen (1965-67) and over the years he went from being a Monster Kid fan to one of Zach's closest friends. In these pages, Scrivani describes this adventure, weaving details from his own personal life into comprehensive coverage of Zach's TV and radio career. The end result is a unique look into the professional and personal life of an extraordinary talent, John Zacherle. • Interviews with Zacherle and dozens of his friends and co-workers! • Over 150 photos, some never-before-published! Scrivani has written exactly the sort of valentine his unassuming hero deserves, and would never have found the ego to pen. - Tim Lucas, Video Watchdog

READ THE BOOK! SEE THE MOVIE! During the Golden Age of Hollywood, 20th Century-Fox was the studio where screenwriters were most often given the opportunity to excel. Fox studio mogul Darryl F. Zanuck had been a writer himself so he knew the importance of a good script. When the talented writers at Fox were given the task of adapting a best selling novel for the screen, the result was often a classic motion picture. The unprecedented success of David O. Selznick's production of Gone With the Wind caused Hollywood to focus on popular novels more than ever before. And there were so many outstanding books to chose from! During the Forties and early Fifties, romantic historical fiction was an immensely popular subject and many authors excelled at writing in this genre. The movies discussed in Read the Book! See the Movie! were all based on novels which had made it onto the best seller lists and were optioned for filming by 20th Century-Fox. The transition from page to screen is covered in detail, including casting choices, behind the scenes drama, and the eventual reception given the finished product by critics and audiences of the time. Perhaps, most of all, the book is a tribute to Darryl F. Zanuck, who played such a major role in getting every one of these motion pictures on the screen.

READ THE BOOK! SEE THE MOVIE! During the Golden Age of Hollywood, 20th Century-Fox was the studio where screenwriters were most often given the opportunity to excel. Fox studio mogul Darryl F. Zanuck had been a writer himself so he knew the importance of a good script. When the talented writers at Fox were given the task of adapting a best selling novel for the screen, the result was often a classic motion picture. The unprecedented success of David O. Selznick's production of Gone With the Wind caused Hollywood to focus on popular novels more than ever before. And there were so many outstanding books to chose from! During the Forties and early Fifties, romantic historical fiction was an immensely popular subject and many authors excelled at writing in this genre. The movies discussed in Read the Book! See the Movie! were all based on novels which had made it onto the best seller lists and were optioned for filming by 20th Century-Fox. The transition from page to screen is covered in detail, including casting choices, behind the scenes drama, and the eventual reception given the finished product by critics and audiences of the time. Perhaps, most of all, the book is a tribute to Darryl F. Zanuck, who played such a major role in getting every one of these motion pictures on the screen.

The Vanished World of Robert Youngson examines the life of the forgotten producer and writer who got his start making short subject films. His later features revived audience and critical interest in the 1920s silent film comedians, particularly Laurel and Hardy. These compilations celebrate the world he knew as a child with a nostalgic yearning for a bygone era. Nonetheless, there is an inescapable sadness, particularly at the close of each film, as his narrator expresses how "the laugh makers and thrill makers… have vanished, leaving behind no successors but only moving shadows." Besides candid memories from his wife Jeanne, this study incorporates the only known print interview that Bob gave with a young Leonard Maltin just three years before his death in 1974 at the age of 56. Film historian Jim Manago has authored biographies of Shirley Booth, Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey. He hopes to bring to readers the first biography of Jonathan Harris, best known as Dr. Smith on Lost in Space.

The Vanished World of Robert Youngson examines the life of the forgotten producer and writer who got his start making short subject films. His later features revived audience and critical interest in the 1920s silent film comedians, particularly Laurel and Hardy. These compilations celebrate the world he knew as a child with a nostalgic yearning for a bygone era. Nonetheless, there is an inescapable sadness, particularly at the close of each film, as his narrator expresses how "the laugh makers and thrill makers… have vanished, leaving behind no successors but only moving shadows." Besides candid memories from his wife Jeanne, this study incorporates the only known print interview that Bob gave with a young Leonard Maltin just three years before his death in 1974 at the age of 56. Film historian Jim Manago has authored biographies of Shirley Booth, Kay Aldridge, Gale Gordon, Huntz Hall and Leo Gorcey. He hopes to bring to readers the first biography of Jonathan Harris, best known as Dr. Smith on Lost in Space.

Soon after Duffy's Tavern premiered over the radio in 1941, Hollywood celebrities flocked to the microphone for a guest appearance and accepted what was rarely heard of in network broadcasting: celebrities were roasted in the form of insults that were praised by critics and raved by radio listeners. Duffy's Tavern was so popular it helped spawn a hit song, "Leave Us Face It," an attempted newspaper comic strip, a number of premiums, and a U.S.O. Tour. Convicts at San Quentin voted it their favorite radio program.This book (700 plus pages) documents the entire history of the radio program, the 1945 motion-picture, the short-lived television program, the lawsuits, Ed Gardner's personal life, contract negotiations and much more.

On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin emerged from a forest in Northern California with 59 seconds of grainy, shaky, silent 16mm film that supposedly offered documentary evidence of the Sasquatch, a creature of Native American folklore. Although neither Patterson nor Gimlin had any previous experience in filmmaking or zoology, they presented their remarkable footage as the first motion picture confirmation of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch.However, not everyone was convinced by the imagery on the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Additional doubt was generated by the strange story behind the film's creation. Over the years, odd rumors emerged about the film, including the story of an Academy Award-winning make-up artist's alleged role in assembling the creature seen on camera.Film journalist Phil Hall traces the convoluted history of how Patterson and Gimlin supposedly wound up in the right place at the right time with their camera, and how they brought their weird little film into the scientific community and American popular culture. While the debate over the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film continues to percolate, few would question the effectiveness of how this piece of celluloid brought forth an unlikely sensation lovingly dubbed Bigfoot. Phil Hall is the author of The History of Independent Cinema, The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time and In Search of Lost Films. His film writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the award-winning SoundCloud podcast "The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall."

On October 20, 1967, Roger Patterson and Bob Gimlin emerged from a forest in Northern California with 59 seconds of grainy, shaky, silent 16mm film that supposedly offered documentary evidence of the Sasquatch, a creature of Native American folklore. Although neither Patterson nor Gimlin had any previous experience in filmmaking or zoology, they presented their remarkable footage as the first motion picture confirmation of the existence of the elusive Sasquatch.However, not everyone was convinced by the imagery on the Patterson-Gimlin Film. Additional doubt was generated by the strange story behind the film's creation. Over the years, odd rumors emerged about the film, including the story of an Academy Award-winning make-up artist's alleged role in assembling the creature seen on camera.Film journalist Phil Hall traces the convoluted history of how Patterson and Gimlin supposedly wound up in the right place at the right time with their camera, and how they brought their weird little film into the scientific community and American popular culture. While the debate over the authenticity of the Patterson-Gimlin Film continues to percolate, few would question the effectiveness of how this piece of celluloid brought forth an unlikely sensation lovingly dubbed Bigfoot. Phil Hall is the author of The History of Independent Cinema, The Greatest Bad Movies of All Time and In Search of Lost Films. His film writing has appeared in The New York Times, New York Daily News and Wired, and he is the host of the award-winning SoundCloud podcast "The Online Movie Show with Phil Hall."

Voted "Book of the Year 2004" by Classic Images magazine!You know the face. You know the credit list: Lost in Space, Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Kung Fu, The Twilight Zone and hundreds more... But who was Albert Salmi? Born of Finnish parents in the Finnish section of Brooklyn, Albert Salmi had a childhood he would recall fondly, even though it was plagued by the hardships of the Great Depression. In an attempt to earn money as a teenager, he broke the law; and the very wise judge gave him a sentence that turned his life around. Salmi set his sights for an acting career and, thanks to the GI Bill, got the best training possible. The result was that for forty years he appeared on the Broadway stage (Bus Stop, etc.), national television (Alfred Hitchcock Presents, I Spy, That Girl, Dallas, etc., etc.), and in countless films (The Unforgiven, Caddyshack, etc.). Sandra Grabman's biography is a frank and loving tribute, combined with many memories from Salmi's family, friends, and co-stars, and includes never-before-published memoirs from the man himself. From humble beginnings -- to a highly successful acting career -- to a tragic death that shocked the world -- Albert Salmi's story is unlike any other you'll ever read.This 2nd edition has 2 extra chapters and much more information.

"A treasure trove for any fan of Dean and Jerry, packed with valuable information, behind-the-scenes stories, and a dizzying array of rare photos. I couldn't put this book down!"- Leonard Maltin Michael J. Hayde is the author of My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb, Chaplin's Vintage Year: The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials and Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman.

"A treasure trove for any fan of Dean and Jerry, packed with valuable information, behind-the-scenes stories, and a dizzying array of rare photos. I couldn't put this book down!"- Leonard Maltin Michael J. Hayde is the author of My Name's Friday: The Unauthorized But True Story of Dragnet and the Films of Jack Webb, Chaplin's Vintage Year: The History of the Mutual-Chaplin Specials and Flights of Fantasy: The Unauthorized but True Story of Radio & TV's Adventures of Superman.

Winning the Fame and Fortune Contest of 1920 made Corliss Palmer a star.It was the worst thing that ever happened to her.Come along as the author of Reels & Rivals: Sisters in Silent Film charts Corliss and publisher Eugene Brewster's attempt to fashion a Jazz Age empire, only to end up ruling the gossip columns. Over 70 images, including never-before-seen photos from the Palmer family scrapbook, illustrate this incredible tale of obsession, glamour, and why you should always be careful what you wish for."Remarkably intimate and detailed… author Jennifer Ann Redmond offers a juicy account of the short but colorful and tumultuous life of a southern beauty queen-turned model and actress who 'wasn't the angel people think she was."- Paula Uruburu, History Channel consultantand author, American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit,Stanford White, the Birth of the "It" Girl, andthe Crime of the Century