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Susan Hayward: Portrait Of A Survivor

by Beverly Linet

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Carol Neman said: " November 15, 2010 - So far this is a treasure trove of history dealing with Hollywood goings-on surrounding Susan Hayward's beginnings, entry into 'show-business', marriage to Jesse Barker, and behind-the-scenes treatment of her and others she knew, November 15, 2010 - So far this is a treasure trove of history dealing with Hollywood goings-on surrounding Susan Hayward's beginnings, entry into 'show-business', marriage to Jesse Barker, and behind-the-scenes treatment of her and others she knew, and Hollywood politics. Interesting if you care about such things, and I do, but probably a little boring because the details do slow down the action. I did learn a lot from the inside information, for instance how much a discrepancy in salaries the stars had, and what the studios could do to 'punish' those that didn't conform or that they just plain didn't like. I think at present I am up to Chapter 9, which I think is a little after Susan and Jess separate...

Finished this just after Thanksgiving, probably Nov 28 or 29. I found out a lot about Susan Hayward that I didn't know, especially her early life, but also about her battle with cancer, which I think she tried to keep out of the public eye, and her subsequent death. I appreciated the extent of the research that went into this book, and the style is very easily readable. I don't like it when too much is given away too soon, and this author knew how to treat each segment so that the reader could and would appreciate fully what each twist and turn brought to the fore, with perhaps a subtle warning sometimes to avoid confusion or shock at some of the turn of events.

Hayward's sense of humor comes through in numerous quotes, but also her vindictiveness as shown in the exclusions in her last will and testament, a copy of which is printed at the very back of the book. I was most surprised/enlightened by revelations of the terms of contracts under which Hayward worked, both early on and as she rose to stardom. She had many friends and people she could rely on, but also was used, abused and betrayed by people she thought were friends. Again, I thoroughly appreciated the extent of investigation that went into this book, and plan to read another biography that this author has written about Alan Ladd. ...more "

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“All my moral and intellectual being is penetrated by an invincible conviction that whatever falls under the dominion of our senses must be in nature and, however exceptional, cannot differ in its essence from all the other effects of the visible and tangible world of which we are a self-conscious part. The world of the living contains enough marvels and mysteries as it is—marvels and mysteries acting upon our emotions and intelligence in ways so inexplicable that it would almost justify the conception of life as an enchanted state. No, I am too firm in my consciousness of the marvelous to be ever fascinated by the mere supernatural which (take it any way you like) is but a manufactured article, the fabrication of minds insensitive to the intimate delicacies of our relation to the dead and to the living, in their countless multitudes; a desecration of our tenderest memories; an outrage on our dignity.”
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“You cannot divide a child's heart in two" she had observed to Mma Makutsi, "and yet that is what some people wish to do. A child has only one heart."

"And the rest of us?" Mma Makutsi had asked. "Do we not have one heart too?"

Mma Ramotswe nodded. "Yes, we have only one heart, but as you grow older you heart grows bigger. A child loves only one or two things; we love so many things."

"Such as?"

Mma Ramotswe smiled. "Botswana. Rain. Cattle. Friends. Our children. Our late relatives. The smell of woodsmoke in the morning. Red bush tea...”
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“There are many people who are frightened of something or other, Mma," she said. "Even here in Botswana there are people who are frightened."

They had looked at each other without saying anything. Each knew what the other meant; each knew that there were things that people preferred not to acknowledge not to admit, lest the admission encourage that which needed no encouragement.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Saturday Big Tent Wedding Party

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