Mary Nolan, Ziegfeld Girl and Silent Movie Star
A Biography Including Her 1941 Memoir
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About the Book
Mary Nolan (1905–1948), also known as Imogene “Bubbles” Wilson, was the subject of two infamous court cases—one with Frank Tinney and the other with Eddie Mannix—in the 1920s. Like many Ziegfeld Follies girls, she had the beginnings of a promising career, but by the 1930s it had been destroyed by adultery, drugs and physical abuse.
This biography follows Nolan’s life from the backwoods of Kentucky to her death in 1948. Included is a series of newspaper articles published in 1941 that were to be expanded into her memoir, which she was unable to complete before her death.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Louise Carley Lewisson and Mary Nolan
Format: softcover (7 x 10)
Pages: 168
Bibliographic Info: 9 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2019
pISBN: 978-1-4766-7717-0
eISBN: 978-1-4766-3638-2
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
One—Beginnings 3
Two—On the Stage 7
Three—The Frank Tinney Affair 11
Four—Germany 22
Five—Hollywood and Eddie Mannix 29
Six—A Movie Star 34
Seven—On Her Way 43
Eight—Legal Troubles Abound 48
Nine—More Legal Battles 54
Ten—The Final Curtain 62
Eleven—In Her Own Words 71
Filmography 139
Chapter Notes 153
Bibliography 158
Index 161
