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Australia's Sweetheart

The amazing story of forgotten Hollywood star Mary Maguire

Michael Adams

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English
Hachette Australia
29 January 2019
This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut short by scandal and tragedy. Packed with celebrity, history and gossip, AUSTRALIA'S SWEETHEART is perfect for readers of SHEILA and THE RIVIERA SET.

Mary Maguire was Australia's first teenage movie star and she captivated Hollywood in the mid 1930s. Mary lived on three continents and was celebrated in Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Los Angeles and London. Her life was lived in parallel with seminal incidents of the twentieth century: the Spanish Flu; the Great Depression; the Bodyline series; Australia's early radio, talkies and aviation; Hollywood's Golden Era; the British aristocracy's embrace of European fascism; London's Blitz; and post-war American culture and politics. Mary knew everyone, from Douglas Jardine, Don Bradman, Errol Flynn and Ronald Reagan, to William Randolph Hearst, Maureen O'Sullivan and Judy Garland.

AUSTRALIA'S SWEETHEART in an irresistible never-before-told story that captures the glamour of Hollywood and the turbulent times of the twentieth century, with a young woman at its centre.

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Imprint:   Hachette Australia
Country of Publication:   Australia
Dimensions:   Height: 234mm,  Width: 152mm,  Spine: 32mm
Weight:   540g
ISBN:   9780733640292
ISBN 10:   073364029X
Pages:   368
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Michael Adams is an author, journalist, TV producer and screenwriter with a broad and deep knowledge of film. His memoir SHOWGIRLS, TEEN WOLVES AND ASTRO ZOMBIES is about a year-long search for the worst movie ever made. His book SHINING LIGHTS is a profile of Australian Oscar winners, based on interviews with Cate Blanchett, Nicole Kidman, Russell Crowe and Geoffrey Rush. Michael also contributed to THE 100 GREATEST FILMS OF AUSTRALIAN CINEMA, edited the AFI yearbook, and hosted Showtime's MOVIE CLUB and SBS's THE MOVIE SHOW. For a decade Michael was reviews editor of the Australian edition of EMPIRE and has written extensively on film and pop culture for FHM, MEN'S STYLE, YEN, ROLLING STONE, Rottentomatoes.com and Movieline.com. He is presently working as a writer and researcher for a new TV show about movies to screen in primetime on a commercial network next year. Michael's most recent book publications are two highly acclaimed series for younger readers - THE LAST trilogy (A&U) and THE SEVEN SIGNS (Scholastic).

Reviews for Australia's Sweetheart: The amazing story of forgotten Hollywood star Mary Maguire

Michael Adams' book is great fun! fun and informative fast-paced and gripping - BOOKS+PUBLISHING on Michael Adams' SKYFIRE treat yourself to a copy - AUSTRALIAN BOOK REVIEW on Michael Adams' THE LAST GIRL


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