Her private life: multiple marriages (sometimes to the same man!), a romance with a mobster, an escape from a mental hospital. I didn't even mention the kidnapping!

I'm happy to announce Marie is the subject of my upcoming bio for the Univ Press of KY. #classichollywood #nonfiction #writer

October 21, 1965: Marie McDonald dies at the age of 42. The model, singer, and actress (dubbed "The Body" for her killer physique) starred opposite Gene Kelly and Jerry Lewis, sang with Tommy Dorsey, and posed for YANK Magazine.

Spoiler alert: I say "bitch".
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She's here! TOO FAST, TOO SHORT: The Life of Diana Barrymore is my hardest and most moving work to date, and I hope it makes you think a little differently about the woman once called the Princess of Theatre's Royal Family.
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