She’d wanted to be like other girls growing up in Portland. Instead, she landed in Hollywood. It was to be a long time before Jane Powell got the wish that brought her happiness....
The bride forgot the ring, they had to be married twice. The sun forgot to shine, the newlyweds were homeless. But to Mitzi and Jack—married life was wonderful....
The bells tolled, the black-draped drums acknowledged and echoed the news. King George VI was dead, and a 25-year-old young woman ascended the throne of a realm that encompasses a quarter of the globe and a fourth of its inhabitants....
A few months ago, on a late Sunday afternoon news telecast, a commentator announced that it had, indeed, been a confusing week. The public could take the anxiety over the postponement of the Nevada atomic tests; it could stand the strain of the recent flareup...
Doris Day’s explosion of sunshine lights up everyone around her. But it’s no shallow glow. For behind it is the heart of a girl who had to struggle for the happiness she shares....