Publisher's Synopsis
Coming of age in Paris in the 1920s film and stage actress Lois Moran was a rumored paramour of writer F. Scott Fitzgerald and the inspiration for the character of Rosemary in his ÊTender Is the NightÊ. As a young girl Lois moved to Paris with her mother and thrived in the artistic and literary glow of the city. She danced with the National Paris Opera at age 14 and also was cast in two French films. Samuel Goldwyn on a European tour in search of new talent saw her work and was impressed. He cast her in what would become one of the best-known films of the era. With her performance as Laurel the emotionally conflicted daughter in ÊStella DallasÊ Lois Moran became an overnight sensation and took Hollywood by storm and on her own terms. The author corresponded with Lois Moran during the last five years of her life. He had full and exclusive access to her journals scrapbooks and photos. In telling the Lois Moran story Buller illuminates the history of film theater and television. He also includes a thorough and unique account of the actress's relationship with Fitzgerald. HARDCOVER
