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I have been the book reviewer for Classic Images since 2001. I have written articles for CI, Films of the Golden Age, and other magazines since 1995. I am the coauthor (with Ray Hagen) of KILLER TOMATOES: FIFTEEN TOUGH FILM DAMES, published by McFarland & Company, Inc. (www.mcfarlandpub.com); and the sole author of ANNE FRANCIS: THE LIFE AND CAREER and HOLLYWOOD'S HARD-LUCK LADIES: 23 ACTRESSES WHO SUFFERED EARLY DEATHS, ACCIDENTS, MISSTEPS, ILLNESSES AND TRAGEDIES, both published by McFarland & Company, Inc. (www.mcfarlandpub.com); LET ME TELL YOU HOW I REALLY FEEL: THE UNCENSORED BOOK REVIEWS OF CLASSIC IMAGES' LAURA WAGNER, published by BearManor Media (www.bearmanormedia.com); and LET ME TELL YOU HOW I REALLY FEEL...AGAIN: MORE OF THE B ...more

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	Tutto bene 3.23 avg rating — 142 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hollywood's Hard-Luck Ladies: 23 Actresses Who Suffered Early Deaths, Accidents, Missteps, Illnesses and Tragedies really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 66 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Killer Tomatoes: Fifteen Tough Film Dames by Laura Wagner (Goodreads Author), Ray Hagen, Jane Russell 4.04 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel: The Uncensored Book Reviews of Classic Images' Laura Wagner, 2001-2010 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Anne Francis: The Life and Career 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel...Again: More of the Best of Laura Wagner's Book Reviews from Classic Images 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hollywood Boozers, Brawlers and Hard-Luck Cases: Fifteen Ill-Fated Actors of the Golden Age 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Let Me Tell You How I Really Feel … with a Vengeance by Laura Wagner (Goodreads Author), Eve Golden (foreword) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mantan Moreland: The Complete Career in Film, Television and Radio 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der leise Mut des kleinen Löwen: Mut, Freundschaft und der Zauber winziger Schritte by Laura Wagner (Goodreads Author), Jenny Schulz 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“If you can't annoy somebody, there is little point in writing.”
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“I don't wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.”
― Pearl S. Buck

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“Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't "try" to do things. You simply "must" do things.”
― Ray Bradbury

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“You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.”
― Jack London

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“There is absolutely no point in sitting down to write a book unless you feel that you must write that book, or else go mad, or die.”
― Robertson Davies

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