Mabel

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Summary: A fascinating insight into the world of Mabel Normand
Review: All I can say is read this book. It is one of the best Bio's written about a silent Movie star.

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Summary: Fantasic Bio!
Review: All I can say is read this book. It is one of the best Bio's written about a silent Movie star.

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Summary: Fascinating study of an underrated actress
Review: Betty Fussell's book is one of the best biographies I've read. I've read it several times since it was published in 1992. Why, you ask? It doesn't begin with the usual chronological story, but jumps back and forth from the present to the past. Fussell interweaves Mabel's family, her nurse, her friends with the tragic outcome of Mabel's life. It reads like a detective story, as Fussell tries to capture the clues to Mabel's life . Get this one, you won't regret it.

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Summary: A fascinating insight into the world of Mabel Normand
Review: This book gives an excellent insight into the life and times of Mabel Normand - one of the first women of cinema. Her life was complex and peppered with tragedy. This book fully explores all the hearsay about Mabel's downfall, and looks further into the roots of the controversy surounding the Taylor murder case, amongst other scandals of her time. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone.