THEY DIDN’T WAVE FLAGS AT BIRMINGHAM WHEN THEY CARRIED THE WOUNDED SOLDIERS FROM THE TRAIN. AND VAN JOHNSON, WATCHING QUIETLY, SWALLOWED HARD, WONDERING HOW TO SAY, “WELCOME HOME.”...
In the beginning there was poverty and tears—and a little girl fiercely proclaiming, “You wait, Mom, someday I’ll get you out of this.” The turbulent story of Photoplay’s Gold Medal winner and her fight to make that promise come true....