Oona, Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin
by Scovell, Jane
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0446517305
- ISBN 13
- 9780446517300
- Seller
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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Grand Central Pub, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 26-21-4. In Very Good Used Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Dust Jacket. - For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. Her Father, The Only American Playwright To Receive A Nobel Prize, Was A Chronic Alcoholic. When She Was A Child, Her Father Deserted Her; When She Turned 18, He Disinherited Her. Her Older Half-Brother, A Pulitzer Prize-Winning Classical Scholar, And Her Younger Brother, A Drug Addict, Each Committed Suicide. A Product Of New York Society, She Was Accepted At Vassar, But Chose Instead To Seek An Acting Career In Hollywood. There She Met Her Future -- And Only -- Husband. He Was The Comic Genius Of Motion Pictures And 36 Years Her Senior. She Was America's Darling. Why Did She Give Up Everything To Marry A Much Older Man? Did She "Stifle" Herself? Were Her Children Good To Her? Were There Other Men? And, Most Crucial, How Did She Escape The Family Curse Of Alcoholism And Mental Illness? This In-Depth Biography Sheds Light On A Truly Fascinating Woman And The Many Extraordinary People Whose Lives Touched Upon Hers.
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- Bookseller
- Alright Bookstore (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 001591
- Title
- Oona, Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin
- Author
- Scovell, Jane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0446517305
- ISBN 13
- 9780446517300
- Publisher
- Grand Central Pub
- Place of Publication
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 354
- Size
- 26-21-4
- Keywords
- Biography, Chaplin, Memoir, Acting, Celebrity, Hollywood, Woman, Women, Abuse, Comedy, Silent Film, Golden Age, Artists, Architects, Photographers", Rich & Famous, Personal Memoirs, Entertainment & Performing Arts
- Bookseller catalogs
- Autobiography - Biography - Memoir;
- X weight
- 900 g
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