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Table of Contents
Introduction
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Part I
1902–1930
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Lace Curtains
Debutante
Making Her Way
“I’m a Lesbian. What Do You Do?”
Madcaps in London
Naps
Risky Behavior
Modern Wives
Femme Fatale
Something Different
Skylarking
Sex Plays
Surveillance
Betrayals
Constrained by Crinolines
London Farewell
Part II
1931–1939
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Paramount
Hollywood
Gary Cooper and Others
“I Want a Man!”
Back on Broadway
Disaster
Recovery
Jock
Getting Married
Cleopatra Pissed
Serving Time in Drawing Rooms
The Little Foxes
Part III
1939–1950
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Triumph
Tilting her Lance
Losses
Drama by the Kitchen Sink
Multiple Personalities
Chatelaine
Work and Play
Flights of Fancy
Bested by Brando
Public and Private Lives
Skidding
Part IV
1950–1968
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Mixed Highs and Lows
Stateless
Pearls Before Swine
The Hallelujah Chorus
The Nadir
Halloween Madness
In Retreat
Last Train
Home to London
Winding Down
Notes
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Acknowledgments
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About the Author
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Bibliography
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