Gene Marshall: Girl Star by Mel Odom, NEW FIRST ED
Having sprung full bloom from the brilliant mind of renowned artist and doll collector Mel Odom, the Gene Marshall fashion doll is fast becoming one of the world's most desirable collectibles. This fun, richly illustrated fictional biography captures all the glamour and excitement of an era gone by as it reveals Gene's humble past, her amazing discovery by a famous Hollywood director, and her meteoric rise to fame. Color & b&w photos throughout. (Antiques/Collectibles)
Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Hyperion Books;Date published: 10/2000
ISBN-13: 9780786865574 / ISBN: 0786865571
Quoting From inside the front flap:
"Gene Marshall: Girl Star is the chronicle of the meteoric ascension of one of Hollywood's most dazzling stars. In 1941, Gene was discovered at a movie premiere while serving as an usherette. Her journey from the darkened theater to the silver screen- told here in full for the first time- became dream fodder for a weary post-depression America sorely in need of fantasy. This book is about the very beginning of the voyage that would lead Gene to the massive dream factory that was Monolithic pictures and establish her as one of the greatest stars of Hollywood's golden age."
"Much of what the press has written about Gene's early success was more fiction than fact. Now, at last, friends and associates of the 1940's film goddess have spoken out to set the record straight about the incredible dramas and near calamities that marked the miraculous road to her first triumph"...
Gene's fans will absolutely adore this book! The photos show Gene at her loveliest, and there are also many sumptuous illustrations of Gene drawn by Clyde Smith and Mel Odom (Gene's creator.) The pics alone are enough to make you want the book, but the story is just tooooooo cute to pass up!
I don't want to ruin the book for you, but I do have to tell you one more little juicy tidbit. Gene has the most fascinating rivalry with Madra Lord, the established star at Monolithic Pictures. It's great reading!
If you are interested in fashion illustrations, this book has some beautiful ones. Not only that, Gene's clothes are absolutely gorgeous and inspiring. I think that any fashion enthusiast will really appreciate this book. The best part is that both the pictures and story are equally fun. I recommend it, especially considering that copies are usually quite inexpensive considering the quality of the book.
This may well be the CUTEST biography I have ever read. (Of course it is actually fiction. Gene Marshall fans understand that she is a fashion doll, and a lovely one, for that matter.) However, the book doesn't read like fiction; it reads a lot like a real bio as pieced together through "interviews" with friends, family, neighbors, co-workers, and associates of Gene Marshall's. Not only that, it is an extremely interesting story.
Gene's story can be compared to the ultimate American dream-come-true.
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