{"product_id":"the-thrills-gone-by-the-kay-aldridge-story-softcover-edition-by-jim-manago","title":"THE THRILLS GONE BY: THE KAY ALDRIDGE STORY (SOFTCOVER EDITION) by Jim Manago","description":"\u003cp\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cstyle\u003e\n\u003c!--\n \/* Font Definitions *\/\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"ＭＳ 明朝\";\n\tmso-font-charset:128;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:-536870145 1791491579 134217746 0 131231 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:\"Cambria Math\";\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:1;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:roman;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:variable;\n\tmso-font-signature:0 0 0 0 0 0;}\n@font-face\n\t{font-family:MinionPro-Regular;\n\tpanose-1:0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;\n\tmso-font-charset:77;\n\tmso-generic-font-family:auto;\n\tmso-font-format:other;\n\tmso-font-pitch:auto;\n\tmso-font-signature:3 0 0 0 1 0;}\n \/* Style Definitions *\/\np.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal\n\t{mso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmso-style-qformat:yes;\n\tmso-style-parent:\"\";\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tmso-pagination:widow-orphan;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"ＭＳ 明朝\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;}\np.BasicParagraph, li.BasicParagraph, div.BasicParagraph\n\t{mso-style-name:\"\\[Basic Paragraph\\]\";\n\tmso-style-priority:99;\n\tmso-style-unhide:no;\n\tmargin:0in;\n\tmargin-bottom:.0001pt;\n\tline-height:120%;\n\tmso-pagination:none;\n\tmso-layout-grid-align:none;\n\ttext-autospace:none;\n\tfont-size:12.0pt;\n\tfont-family:MinionPro-Regular;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"ＭＳ 明朝\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;\n\tmso-bidi-font-family:MinionPro-Regular;\n\tcolor:black;\n\tmso-fareast-language:JA;}\n.MsoChpDefault\n\t{mso-style-type:export-only;\n\tmso-default-props:yes;\n\tmso-fareast-font-family:\"ＭＳ 明朝\";\n\tmso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;\n\tmso-fareast-language:JA;}\n@page WordSection1\n\t{size:8.5in 11.0in;\n\tmargin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;\n\tmso-header-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-footer-margin:.5in;\n\tmso-paper-source:0;}\ndiv.WordSection1\n\t{page:WordSection1;}\n--\u003e\n\u003c\/style\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"mso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e‘’And\r\nthey are reading sociological significance into my performances . . . I was a\r\nbrave, independent woman in the forest, frisking around . . . Of course, I was\r\nblithely unaware that I was a social statement. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"mso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003eI was\r\njust a hungry actress.”\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-left:2.75in;mso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nletter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e- Kay Aldridge on her Nyoka role, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-left:2.75in;mso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nletter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York\r\nTimes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-left:148.5pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:\n14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"mso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e“. . .\r\nsix beauties, but the only one who stood out was Kay Aldridge, who had a funny\r\nlittle way of winking her eyes and crinking her nose. They liked Kay for that.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-left:2.75in\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e- On the \u003ci\u003eNavy\r\nBlues\u003c\/i\u003e Sextette, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-left:2.75in\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-indent:9.0pt;\nmso-hyphenate:none\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003eThe Thrills Gone By: The\r\nKay Aldridge Story\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;\nfont-family:\"Times New Roman\";letter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003e presents the life of the\r\nphotogenic and most-photographed cover girl, model, Hollywood starlet and\r\nSerial Queen who has been forgotten today, except for her iconic role in the\r\nRepublic serial, \u003ci\u003ePerils of Nyoka\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e \r\n\u003c\/span\u003eHer story is one of unrealized potential. No, she did not become a major\r\nstar in Hollywood, and sadly so, perhaps simply because she never overcame the\r\nlimits of being so photogenic and so heart-stoppingly beautiful in person. Kay\r\nAldridge is portrayed here experiencing nine years of thrills gone by. Her\r\nultimate failure to make superstar status puts the familiar and oft-told\r\nHollywood success stories in perspective.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-indent:9.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nletter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003eThis biography is based on material from Aldridge’s\r\noriginal scrapbooks as reassembled and annotated by her daughter as well as\r\ninclusion of every major newspaper article written about her.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun:yes\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIt offers a respectful portrait and\r\nappreciation of Aldridge’s personal life and includes a brief examination of\r\nthe thrilling moments from her three serials.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp class=\"BasicParagraph\" style=\"margin-bottom:4.5pt;text-indent:9.0pt\"\u003e\u003cspan style='font-size:14.0pt;line-height:120%;font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\nletter-spacing:-.25pt'\u003eJim Manago has authored the first biography of Huntz\r\nHall and two biographies on Shirley Booth. He holds a Master’s degree in Cinema\r\nStudies from the College of Staten Island\/City University of New York.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n","brand":"BearManor Digital","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook (same price)","offer_id":48919707091176,"sku":"xas1787307958854","price":19.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0736\/3991\/9848\/files\/the-thrills-gone-by-the-kay-aldridge-story-softcover-edition-by-jim-manago_1.jpg?v=1787307965","url":"https:\/\/elitebagfashion.shop\/products\/the-thrills-gone-by-the-kay-aldridge-story-softcover-edition-by-jim-manago","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}