Mary Astor's Purple diary : the great American sex scandal of 1936
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New York : Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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9781631490231, 1631490230
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, [2016].
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Book
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167 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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9781631490231, 1631490230

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In 1936 newspapers were ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood and starring the actress Mary Astor; the story pushed Hitler and Franco off the front pages. George S. Kaufman, then the most successful playwright on Broadway and a married man to boot, had been Astor's lover. The scandal revolved around Mary's diary, which her ex-husband, Dr. Franklyn Thorpe, had found when they were still together. Mary, he claimed, had not only kept a tally of all her extramarital affairs but graded them-- and he already alerted the press in order to obtain a divorce and get custody of their daughter. Sorel provides all the juicy details of this particular slice of Hollywood Babylon, including Mary's life as a child star, and her teenage love affair with the much older John Barrymore.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Sorel, E. (2016). Mary Astor's Purple diary: the great American sex scandal of 1936 (First edition.). Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sorel, Edward, 1929-. 2016. Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936. New York: Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Sorel, Edward, 1929-. Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 New York: Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Sorel, E. (2016). Mary astor's purple diary: the great american sex scandal of 1936. First edn. New York: Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Sorel, Edward. Mary Astor's Purple Diary: The Great American Sex Scandal of 1936 First edition., Liveright Publishing Company, a division of W.W. Norton & Company, 2016.

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