Scarlett O'Hara's Younger Sister - My Lively Life In And Out Of Hollywood: Evelyn Keyes

Out of the thousands of girls who journeyed westward during the late 30s to find fame and fortune in Hollywood, few were touched even briefly by the golden spotlight. But an 18 year old from Georgia, Evelyn Keyes (1916 – 2008), was to be singled out. A combination of beauty, personality and circumstance opened the gates for her. Cecil B. DeMille offered her a screen contract and her career was under way. When casting for Gone With The Wind began, she was the natural choiuce for Scarlett's younger sister, Suellen. Evelyn reached for the Hollywood high life of the late 30s and 40s; she was married to directors Charles Vidor and John Huston; patronised by Columbia mogul Harry Cohn; had a whirlwind around-the-world three year romance with Mike Todd. There were more films and romances before she married Artie Shaw. But her life was also rough and sometimes without compassion. She had intimate contact with the greats and near greats of Tinseltown and the jet set, and they all come to vivid life in this wityy, warm and unvarnished memoir - warts and all! Illustrated with black and white photographs.