The Delectable Dollies: The Dolly Sisters, Icons of the Jazz Age
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| Rating | : | 4.72 (944 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0750943955 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"What a great book, especially if just coming off a Mr" according to Helen Mathis. Ah, the Delectable Dollies indeed. What a great book, especially if just coming off a Mr. Selfridge binge! Very entertaining reading, with nice group of photos included. Highly recommend if interested in this period of history and/or the lives of those who lived and prospered, won and lost.. So. Calif book reader said -. I did feel cheated also I must confess when I read right from the start that one of the Dolly Sisters had committed suicide. I want to read things in chronological order so to speak, although there are many times when I read a bio that I already know the person's 'life outcome' so to speak. But I got over it and enj. Icons of a glittering age Beverley Strong I had heard of the Dolly sisters through seeing the old movie of their lives, starring Betty Grable and June Haver and was interested in reading the biography of their lives, and what a marvellous, colourful story it is! The girls, Rosie and Jenny were identical twins, born to a former Hungarian ballerina and arrive
They were close friends of the elite of Broadway and Hollywood - including Mary Pickford and Irving Berlin - and became the essential prerequisite of any celebrity social gathering. Icons of the Jazz Age, the delectable dancing Dollies were stars of cafe society on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1920s. But lurking behind their glamorous story of fame, fortune, mistaken identity, millionaires, love and sisterly devotion is another tale of rivalry, duplicity and tragedy. "The Delectable Dollies is Some like it Hot" mixed with essence of Hello! - a dizzying cocktail of delight.. Their talent, their celebrity and their lavish loves and lifestyle enchanted generations and they became model