Review "reviews the lives and careers of 40 character actresses from Hollywood's 'golden age'"--Communication Booknotes Quarterly; well researched...writing..nicely mixes the factual, the critical, and the descriptive, striking a happy medium between the scholarly and the popular...writing at its best is delightful. Film fans will find this book both informative and desirable...a speciality book" --Communication Booknotes Quarterly --This text refers to the