Bibliograph

The life and death of Thelma Todd, William Donati

Type

Label

The life and death of Thelma Todd, William Donati

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references, filmography and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The life and death of Thelma Todd

Nature of contents

bibliographyfilmographies

Oclc number

768417919

Responsibility statement

William Donati

Summary

"Exhaustive research included author interviews of Todd's cousins Bill and Edna Todd, and such friends and coworkers as Ida Lupino, Lina Basquette, Anita Garvin, Dorothy Granger, William Bakewell and Greg Blackton. Also examined is Hollywood's first major sex scandal of 1912, involving Jewel Carmen, the future spouse of director Roland West--the man Thelma Todd loved"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Fascinating youth -- A town of make-believe -- Roland and Jewel -- Pasquale -- Shimmering blue -- Into the darkness -- We the jurors -- The long goodbye -- The aftermath -- Epilogue

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