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"Bettie Page's life is revealed in an intense biography about the pin up girl's life. As a silent movie/burlesque model Bettie was a sexual queen who was always grasping at a normal married life. She yearned for fame but longed even more for a steady home life that was not possible. Her dissent into maddness and religous obsession led her to renounce her earlier life but late in life she made peace with herself and allows herself to only be interviewed without photographs so that she will be always remembered as a beautiful woman."
Daniela Lo Presti, Resident Scholar
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Plot
job/profession:
- actor/actress
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Story of entertainer?
- Singer/Dancer
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- long lived adults
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- American (!)
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- California
Century:
- 1930's-1950's
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- metaphorical
- gentle
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Writer's slant towards subject:
- favorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of nearly entire life
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 51%-75% of book
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