
By Jim Manago
ISBN-10: 1593931867
ISBN-13: 9781593931865
ISBN-10: 1593931875
ISBN-13: 9781593931872
I was once only a hungry actress.”
- Kay Aldridge on her Nyoka function,
ny Times
“. . . six beauties, however the just one who stood out used to be Kay Aldridge, who had a humorous little means of winking her eyes and crinking her nostril. They loved Kay for that.”
- at the military Blues Sextette,
l. a. instances
The Thrills passed by: The Kay Aldridge tale offers the lifetime of the photogenic and most-photographed conceal lady, version, Hollywood starlet and Serial Queen who has been forgotten this day, apart from her iconic function within the Republic serial, Perils of Nyoka. Her tale is one in all unrealized strength. No, she didn't turn into a huge big name in Hollywood, and unfortunately so, possibly just because she by no means overcame the boundaries of being so photogenic and so heart-stoppingly appealing in individual. Kay Aldridge is portrayed the following experiencing 9 years of thrills passed by. Her final failure to make celebrity prestige places the widely used and oft-told Hollywood good fortune tales in perspective.
This biography relies on fabric from Aldridge’s unique scrapbooks as reassembled and annotated by way of her daughter in addition to inclusion of each significant newspaper article written approximately her. It bargains a deferential portrait and appreciation of Aldridge’s own lifestyles and encompasses a short exam of the exciting moments from her 3 serials.
Jim Manago has authored the 1st biography of Huntz corridor and biographies on Shirley sales space. He holds a Master’s measure in Cinema reviews from the varsity of Staten Island/City college of latest York.
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