This is part of the CMBA Forgotten Stars Blogathon. Be sure to check all entries!
Lillian Roth (1910-80) wasn't the first performer to struggle with alcoholism and mental illness.
But she was, arguably, the first one to make her fight public and reignite her career in the process, long before th read more
This is part of the CMBA Forgotten Stars Blogathon. Be sure to check all entries!
Lillian Roth (1910-80) wasn't the first performer to struggle with alcoholism and mental illness.
But she was, arguably, the first one to make her fight public and reignite her career in the process, long before th read more
I was reading the beginning of the fabulous autobiography of the tragic and talented Lillian Roth called 'I'll Cry Tommorrow'. I found this interesting passage regarding the early Precode film she costarred in, 'Madam Satan' (1929) and the director Cecil B. DeMille:
"...Hollywood's famed dress desi read more
I was reading the beginning of the fabulous autobiography of the tragic and talented Lillian Roth called 'I'll Cry Tommorrow'. I found this interesting passage regarding the early Precode film she costarred in, 'Madam Satan' (1929) and the director Cecil B. DeMille:
"...Hollywood's famed dress desi read more
