After going to see the Grace Kelly exhibition in Bendigo, I was inspired to find out more about Hollywood's silver screen era.
Hollywood Blondes: Golden Girls of the Silver Screen explores the lives and careers of Tinseltown's most memorable blonde bombshells. It was a heartfelt eye opener into the lives of these stars which are now immortalised in the silver screen. Many of them led tragic lives, which had they been movie stars today, would have turned out totally different.
Twenty-two classic actresses are profiled including
* Marilyn Monroe
* Jean Harlow
* Carole Landis
* Betty Grable
* Marie McDonald,
* Thelma Todd
* Lana Turner
* Jayne Mansfield
* Barbara Payton
* Veronica Lake
* Grace Kelly
* Alice Faye
* Mae West
* Carole Lombard
There are more than one hundred rare photographs featured throughout the book, lending it a real-life feel, as opposed to just posed photographs. One of the things I loved most about this book was the snippets of each actresses life - given in 5-10 pages. There were no boring bits!
Overall, an amazing insight into the lives and careers of some of women's pioneers in screen acting!
Hollywood Blondes: Golden Girls of the Silver Screen explores the lives and careers of Tinseltown's most memorable blonde bombshells. It was a heartfelt eye opener into the lives of these stars which are now immortalised in the silver screen. Many of them led tragic lives, which had they been movie stars today, would have turned out totally different.Twenty-two classic actresses are profiled including
* Marilyn Monroe
* Jean Harlow
* Carole Landis
* Betty Grable
* Marie McDonald,* Thelma Todd
* Lana Turner
* Jayne Mansfield* Barbara Payton* Veronica Lake
* Grace Kelly
* Alice Faye
* Mae West
* Carole Lombard
There are more than one hundred rare photographs featured throughout the book, lending it a real-life feel, as opposed to just posed photographs. One of the things I loved most about this book was the snippets of each actresses life - given in 5-10 pages. There were no boring bits!
Overall, an amazing insight into the lives and careers of some of women's pioneers in screen acting!
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