- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Citadel Press Inc.,U.S.; Reissue edition (2 Dec 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0806520752
- ISBN-13: 978-0806520759
- Product Dimensions: 22.9 x 15.3 x 1.9 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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At the height of her career, just before she disappeared, Playboy pin-up Bettie Page''s popularity rivalled that of Marilyn Monroe. This biography reveals her struggles for fame and love, and her descent into violent obsession and madness.'
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A must-read for all Bettie Page fans!
An assistant editor for Style Weekly Magazine in Richmond, Virginia, I have been researching Bettie Page's life for more than five years. I was the first journalist to contact her, ending her 40-year exile. Her summer 1992 letter to me became the basis of the first comprehensive Bettie biography -- an article I wrote for the fanzine The Betty Pages. Now I am able to tell the whole story of The Queen of Curves, including many never-before-told tales. Hope you'll enjoy it! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
An assistant editor for Style Weekly Magazine in Richmond, Virginia, I have been researching Bettie Page's life for more than five years. I was the first journalist to contact her, ending her 40-year exile. Her summer 1992 letter to me became the basis of the first comprehensive Bettie biography -- an article I wrote for the fanzine The Betty Pages. Now I am able to tell the whole story of The Queen of Curves, including many never-before-told tales. Hope you'll enjoy it! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I was in two minds about reading this book, having discovered that Bettie herself maintains that it is (in part at least) a fabrication and an infringement on her privacy. The fact that the book deals with the 'missing years' of Betties life, including her alleged descent into mental illness and arrest for attempted murder during this turbulent period, left me with the uncomfortable feeling that the author was simply cashing-in on the subject's mis-fortune with a sensationalist piece of journalism.
However, having suspended my misgivings and read the book I have to admit that it is indeed a valuable insight into the life of the so-called Queen of the Pin-Ups. The author's decision to bring out into the open the facts that Bettie would rather ignore turns out to be a wise one and, despite what Bettie herself may think, the book left me feeling nothing but sympathy for her.
I recently read a transcript of a live web-chat which Bettie did a few years ago in which she asked fans not to "look down their noses" at her because of the revelations in this book. She need not worry. I for one have gained even more respect for her for going through hell and coming out the other side.
The writing itself is nothing special and it would have been a far superior book had it had Bettie's approval and co-operation but it is still certainly worth purchasing.
However, having suspended my misgivings and read the book I have to admit that it is indeed a valuable insight into the life of the so-called Queen of the Pin-Ups. The author's decision to bring out into the open the facts that Bettie would rather ignore turns out to be a wise one and, despite what Bettie herself may think, the book left me feeling nothing but sympathy for her.
I recently read a transcript of a live web-chat which Bettie did a few years ago in which she asked fans not to "look down their noses" at her because of the revelations in this book. She need not worry. I for one have gained even more respect for her for going through hell and coming out the other side.
The writing itself is nothing special and it would have been a far superior book had it had Bettie's approval and co-operation but it is still certainly worth purchasing.
12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Queen of Pin-ups. This book has it all. From childhood, through her modelling career, to her arrest and self-imposed solitude, and everything in between. This is an intriguing and sometimes tragic read. My only complaint would be that there arent enough pictures of the devilishly gorgeous Miss Page but, then again, I suppose you can never have enough pictures of Betty Page!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This book is a good read, I enjoyed it, but.... First of all, the writing is not very good. That's a subjective criticism, though, and not the real problem.
The real problem is that -- I feel bad saying this, because the guy clearly has done a lot of research -- but I just want a little MORE. He has talked to a lot of people who met Bettie briefly, who employed her as a secretary or took amateur photos of her, but -- for instance, in the chapter about her marriage to Harry Lear, I just kept wishing he could have interviewed the step-kids. I know that's a tall order -- but I was just so unsatisfied with the piecemeal accounts I was getting. But that's a problem with investigative writing, I guess.
The other big problem was the photos. They are badly organized, and they're almost all pinups. Jeez, I know what she looked like. Give me one section of the precious pinups -- and then go out and get me some of the candid shots you keep telling me about. Her high school yearbook, before she cut her bangs. Her later marriages. Give me SOMETHING I haven't seen before.
And I was really, really put off by the author's preface. He was extremely, pompously defensive before I could even start reading the book, insisting that he hadn't done anything to hurt Bettie. The journalist doth protest too much, methinks.
All in all, it's been a pretty good read, excellent for subway rides, but the bad writing and grammatical mistakes and missing elements were distracting.
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The Real Bettie Page
Amazing book, very interesting insight into her life, could have been done with a little more decorum, but a great starter book for anyone interested in Betty.
Published 13 months ago by Carl Allen
I Wish I Never Read This
First of all, there was no point in this book being put out except for cashing in. I tried to tell myself after reading about Bettie's life going downhill after she loses her... Read more
Published on 23 July 1999
UNTRUE
This book is based around lies. Bettie Page herself claimed this book to be untrue in many ways. If you want the TRUE story of Bettie's life I suggest you buy Bettie Page : The... Read more
Published on 27 Jun 1999
A poor to middling, tired tell-all.
I found the book to be poorly written, and entirely devoid of any REAL information. Foster recited the same anecdotes as every other author to ever write about Betty, and... Read more
Published on 14 Mar 1999
One that you can't put down.
I am new to the Bettie Page revivial. Though I hesitated buying this as I thought it might be a bit of a "tell all", I couldn't resist some of the post 57 photos... Read more
Published on 4 Jan 1998
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Foster's book is, in the truest sense of the term, a bombshell. An easy read and a tough book to put down, except to come up for another gasp before you dive back down again, fans... Read more
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