The Sewing Circle

Hollywood's Greatest Secret—Female Stars Who Loved Other Women

Nonfiction, History, Modern, 20th Century, Biography & Memoir, Entertainment & Performing Arts
Cover of the book The Sewing Circle by Axel Madsen, Open Road Distribution
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Axel Madsen ISBN: 9781504008525
Publisher: Open Road Distribution Publication: March 17, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Distribution Language: English
Author: Axel Madsen
ISBN: 9781504008525
Publisher: Open Road Distribution
Publication: March 17, 2015
Imprint: Open Road Distribution
Language: English

Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck—to name a few—maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing escorts, handsome husbands, and scores of male admirers, thanks to studio publicity departments. But off the set, all three box office divas were involved in “lavender” marriages (marriages of convenience, often to gay men) or remained stoically single. They, and several other Hollywood starlets of the era, were members of a discreet women’s “club” called the Sewing Circle, Hollywood’s underground lesbian society. Madsen takes a candid look at the very complicated dual lives these great stars led and the impact their preference for same-sex relationships had on their movie careers**. **

 

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, and Barbara Stanwyck—to name a few—maintained their images as glamorous big-screen sex symbols complete with dashing escorts, handsome husbands, and scores of male admirers, thanks to studio publicity departments. But off the set, all three box office divas were involved in “lavender” marriages (marriages of convenience, often to gay men) or remained stoically single. They, and several other Hollywood starlets of the era, were members of a discreet women’s “club” called the Sewing Circle, Hollywood’s underground lesbian society. Madsen takes a candid look at the very complicated dual lives these great stars led and the impact their preference for same-sex relationships had on their movie careers**. **

 

More books from Open Road Distribution

Cover of the book Away from Home by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Wives and Mistresses by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Perpendicular As I by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Payback by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Mazes and Monsters by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book The Rise of the Computer State by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Dream in Pienza and Other Poems by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book The Chin Kiss King by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Eternal Bliss by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book The Summer's King by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Beginning the World Again by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Red Ice by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book The Literary Legacy of Rebecca West by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Curtain Going Up! by Axel Madsen
Cover of the book Francie by Axel Madsen
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy