She eats everything in sight except parsnips . . . calls her leading men “Cuz” . . . and can’t even put her stockings on without going into a Gaynor dance...
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....