{"id":3701,"date":"2013-09-12T09:00:33","date_gmt":"2013-09-12T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/?p=3701"},"modified":"2013-09-10T22:22:51","modified_gmt":"2013-09-11T05:22:51","slug":"biography-progress-report-30-a-couple-more-convincing-blurbs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anndvorak.com\/cms\/biography-progress-report-30-a-couple-more-convincing-blurbs\/","title":{"rendered":"Biography Progress Report #30: A Couple More Convincing Blurbs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Year of Ann Dvorak: Day 255<\/h3>\n

A couple of weeks back, I was elated to find that authors Mark Vieira and Susan Doll had generously agreed to take a sneak peek at the Dvorak manuscript and provide pull quotes. This week, the last two quotes came in and are up on the Amazon website.<\/p>\n

First is from Michelle Morgan, who accomplished the seemingly impossible task of writing a Marilyn Monroe biography <\/a>that is neither sensational tripe or redundant. Getting a quote from Michelle is kind of cheating because we are friends, but I respect her tremendously as a writer and was happy that she said the following about my book:<\/p>\n

Ann Dvorak: Hollywood’s Forgotten Rebel is a treasure trove of information about this under-mentioned star. The wealth of information is stunning and the writing is full of passion and warmth. Without doubt nobody but Rice could have ever written this book. This book is a fabulous tribute to someone who deserves to be remembered.<\/p>\n

This last quote comes from Margaret Talbot, daughter of Ann’s frequent co-star Lyle, and writer for the\u00c2\u00a0New Yorker<\/em>. Her own book\u00c2\u00a0The Entertainer: Movies, Magic, and My Father’s Twentieth Century<\/a>,\u00c2\u00a0<\/em>is an excellent read and I am grateful she contributed the following:<\/p>\n

A scrupulously researched, consistently insightful and thoroughly welcome biography. Fans and students of Hollywood’s fascinating pre-Code era will particularly appreciate a chance to learn more about one of its most sophisticated, intelligent, and hauntingly beautiful actresses.<\/p>\n

Thanks again to all four of these talented writers for taking the time to read the Ann Dvorak book and composing a few sentences. I hope none of them were humoring me!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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