Swanson On Swanson: An Autobiography (SIGNED)
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Edition: First Edition Thus.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Some minor chipping and yellowing to DJ, foxxed edges.
Few stars burned as brightly — or as defiantly — as Gloria Swanson, the reigning queen of Hollywood's silent era whose legendary career spanned decades, scandals, and a triumphant reinvention that captivated the world. Swanson on Swanson is a candid, sweeping autobiography in which the icon herself chronicles her meteoric rise from a teenage extra in Chicago's nascent film industry to one of the most powerful and highest-paid actresses in the world, holding nothing back as she recounts six marriages, fierce battles with studio moguls, a passionate affair with Joseph P. Kennedy, and her courageous journey back to the spotlight with her indelible role in Sunset Boulevard. Written with the same unapologetic boldness that defined her public persona, this memoir presents a woman of fierce intelligence and iron will, offering an unvarnished portrait of Golden Age Hollywood from the inside. Swanson's voice is sharp, witty, and utterly without sentiment, making this far more than a celebrity memoir — it is a primary document of American cultural history, illuminating the brutal machinery of fame, the liberation and exploitation of women in early cinema, and the sheer force of personality required to survive it all. For anyone who has ever wondered what it truly cost to become a legend, Swanson answers with breathtaking honesty.
Author: Gloria Swanson
Format: Hardback
Published: 1981, Michael Joseph.
Genre: Biography
Edition: First Edition Thus.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Signed with inscription
Condition remarks: Some minor chipping and yellowing to DJ, foxxed edges.
Few stars burned as brightly — or as defiantly — as Gloria Swanson, the reigning queen of Hollywood's silent era whose legendary career spanned decades, scandals, and a triumphant reinvention that captivated the world. Swanson on Swanson is a candid, sweeping autobiography in which the icon herself chronicles her meteoric rise from a teenage extra in Chicago's nascent film industry to one of the most powerful and highest-paid actresses in the world, holding nothing back as she recounts six marriages, fierce battles with studio moguls, a passionate affair with Joseph P. Kennedy, and her courageous journey back to the spotlight with her indelible role in Sunset Boulevard. Written with the same unapologetic boldness that defined her public persona, this memoir presents a woman of fierce intelligence and iron will, offering an unvarnished portrait of Golden Age Hollywood from the inside. Swanson's voice is sharp, witty, and utterly without sentiment, making this far more than a celebrity memoir — it is a primary document of American cultural history, illuminating the brutal machinery of fame, the liberation and exploitation of women in early cinema, and the sheer force of personality required to survive it all. For anyone who has ever wondered what it truly cost to become a legend, Swanson answers with breathtaking honesty.