Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide

Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide
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Publisher : McFarland
Total Pages : 255
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ISBN-10 : 9780786473137
ISBN-13 : 0786473134
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Book Synopsis Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide by : James Zeruk, Jr.

Download or read book Peg Entwistle and the Hollywood Sign Suicide written by James Zeruk, Jr. and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-11-08 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first complete biography of actress Peg Entwistle, known as the "Hollywood Sign Girl" because of her suicide fall from the HOLLYWOODLAND sign in 1932. It details her childhood, stage and film career, marriage and divorce, and her suicide and almost cult-like pop culture status today. Extensively researched and written with the complete cooperation of the Entwistle family, this work includes excerpts from interviews with Peg Entwistle's brother Milton and her cousin Helen Reid, both of whom recalled much of Peg's years living in Hollywood, her career and private life, and her final weeks. It also features many of Peg Entwistle's own words from extant letters to her family and newly discovered interviews with theatrical reporters. Nearly 30 previously unpublished images from the author's collection, the Entwistle family, and a number of other sources complete an intimate look at a life that was defined by far more than its famously unhappy end.


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