A very enlightening book about 1930s actress Kay Francis. She was certainly a liberated woman! I would love to read the diaries author Scott O'Brien used in this book. WHOA!

Born in Oklahoma City in 1905, Kay started out on Broadway after her first divorce (married four times, no kids) before she made her debut in the movie "Gentlemen of the Press" playing a vamp. The reviews she received for this movie and the next one got her a contract with Paramount and a move to the We More...

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Scott O'Brien is a biographer I love to read, and I don't just say that because he's a friend. He is truthful, and doesn't hide from unsavory details, but he doesn't wallow in them, either. He also doesn't print prurient fantasies and then have the nerve to call his work "biography." Scott is objective, fair and respectful (but not worshipful). It's a fine line to walk, and he walks i More...

I love old movies and I discivered Kay Francis while watching TCM. I had never heard of her, so I am reading her bio now. Fascinating!