Oona was born to a family blessed by genius and plagued by tragedy, and Oona lived in the shadows from an early age. Her father, Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, was an alcoholic and distant man who abandoned Oona when she was a child and later disinherited her. Her eccentric mother, a writer, was loving yet often absent. Both of her brothers committed suicide at an early age. Drawing on extensive research, this book reveals how Oona yearned fo her father's love her entire life and, for most of her years, managed to evade the family curse of drink and despair. In comelling detail, it relates how as a girl she tuned her back on Manhattan's cafe society and went to Hollywood to become an actress. And, of course, she met Charlie Chaplin. The DJ has a 1" tear at the top rear flap. 354 pages, including index and 16 pages of photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

CHAPLIN CHARLIE 1889 1977 MOTION PICTURE ACTORS ACTRESSES UNITED STATES COMEDIANS BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY ENTERTAINMENT PERFORMING ARTS