The Million Dollar Mermaid (Thorndike Biography)

"THE MILLION DOLLAR MERMAID veers occasionally into melodrama and gives short shrift to Williams' subsequent career as a swimsuit tycoon and to her fourth (happy at last) marriage. But these are minor cavils. What adds immeasurably to the book's appeal is its lens on old Hollywood and old cafe society. There are appearances by Gardner, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Lucille Ball, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Joan Crawford and perennial girl next door June Allyson....Digby Diehl is the author of 'The Million Dollar Mermaid (Thorndike Biography)' with ISBN 9780786223602 and ISBN 078622360X.