| Strictly Dynamite: The Sensational Life of Lupe Velez
“Lupe Velez has always been situated within film history as a sort of tragic cartoon, not to be taken entirely seriously. Eve Golden’s welcome biography acknowledges her erotic misadventures but also gives us a talented actress and comedian who deserves deeper consideration from her industry and from posterity.”—Scott Eyman, biographer of Cary Grant, Ernst Lubitsch, John Wayne
“Eve Golden is one of our great historians of American popular culture. Strictly Dynamite restores the reputation of a delightful actress and comedienne . . . Lupe comes to life on the page in a book rich with detail and enlivened by Eve Golden’s great humor and brilliant grasp of Hollywood’s Golden Age . . . Required reading for film buffs and historians.”—Gary Shapiro, host, “From the Bookshelf”
“Eve Golden, master of insightful truths and humorous asides, uses honesty, thoughtful analysis, and her typical thorough research to explore both the life and work of this fascinating subject. This deeply researched life of Lupe Velez is a page-turning pleasure from start to finish―the book to read about Lupe.”―Hugh Munro Neely, producer/director, Timeline Films
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University Press of Kentucky, 2023
488 pages, 70 photos
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| Jane Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It |
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| Jayne Mansfield: The Girl Couldn't Help It
Reviews
“Ferociously readable . . . giving us a vivid, well-rounded (no pun intended) account of a unique life."―Vaughn Edwards, Stage and Cinema
“Eye-opening, intriguing and ofttimes laugh-out-loud biography… Eve Golden has turned in a perfect summer read.’—Oscar V. Moore, From the Rear Mezzanine.
“Exemplary in its research and detail, Golden’s book may well become the definitive word on the Mansfield story.”― Barry X Miller, Library Journal
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University Press of Kentucky, 2021
502 pages, 70 photos
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| Jayne Mansfield. ca. 1962 |
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| Jayne Mansfield. ca. 1958 |
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