Download American Legends: The Life of Gene Tierney AudioBook Free
"I ask myself: Would I have already been any worse off if I had remained home or resided on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication?" (Gene Tierney) "I was fine when it arrived to cheering up others, not so fine with myself." (Gene Tierney) A whole lot of ink has been spilled within the lives of history's most important results, but how much of the forest is lost for the trees? In Charles River Editors' American Legends series, listeners can get swept up to rate on the lives of America's most important women and men in the time it takes to finish a commute, while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known. If people were asked to list the professionals and cons to be a star in Hollywood, which good chance that Gene Tierney resided all of the highs and lows they could come up with. In many ways, Tierney acquired the prototypical profession of an actress who experienced the best that Hollywood acquired to provide, and she acquired swept up with some of its most notorious pitfalls. With beauty queen appears, once she was uncovered, Tierney was almost immediately marked for success as an actress. After simply a season on Broadway, she was making her film debut around her 20th birthday. But once she seemed to be on the road to instant popularity, her early profession faltered. Even while, she felt pressure to look her best, including a stringent diet to maintain her weight. In an attempt to lower her words, which she complained sounded like "an furious Minnie Mouse button", she also became a heavy smoker. Tierney was a significant star in her 20s, was one of World Conflict II's most notable pinups, and was also nominated for an Academy Prize for Best Celebrity by age 25, but life from the screen sustained to cause her problems.
