The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Forgotten

The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Forgotten Actresses)

A presence lurks in New York Cityâ€™s New Amsterdam Theatre when the lights go down and the audience goes home. They say sheâ€™s the ghost of OLIVE THOMAS, one of the loveliest girls who ever lit up the Ziegfeld Follies and the silent screen. From her longtime home at the theater, Ollieâ€™s ghost tells her story from her early life in Pittsburgh to her tragic death at twenty-five. After winning a contest for â€œThe Most Beautiful Girl in New York,â€ shopgirl Ollie modeled for the most famous artists in New York, and then went on to become the toast of Broadway. When Hollywood beckoned, Ollie signed first with Triangle Pictures, and then with MYRON SELZNICKâ€™s new production company, becoming most well known for her work as a â€œbaby vamp,â€ the precursor to the flappers of the 1920s. After a stormy courtship, she married playboy JACK PICKFORD, MARY PICKFORDâ€™s wastrel brother. Together they developed a reputation for drinking, club-going, wrecking cars, and fighting, along with giving each other expensive make-up gifts. Ollie's mysterious death in Parisâ€™ Ritz Hotel in 1920 was one of Hollywoodâ€™s first scandals, ensuring that her legend lived on.
Country USA
Manufacturer Sepia Stories Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Model black & white illustrations
EANs 9780994734907
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

The Forgotten Flapper: A Novel of Olive Thomas (Forgotten Actresses)