"Hollywood Girl" 1929 MCEVOY, J.P. (SOLD)

"Hollywood Girl" 1929 MCEVOY, J.P. (SOLD)MCEVOY, J. P. [243] pp. Simon and Schuster 1929 7 1 2" x 5 1 2" Jacket artwork by Farrow Dixie Dugan comes to Hollywood seeking both a career in the talkies and marriage to a millionaire. The second of McEvoy's novels to feature Dixie Dugan, a Brooklyn born showgirl who conquers Broadway and Hollywood. Dixie Dugan, based on the life and appearance of Louise Brooks, was the central character in several films including the Alfred Santell directed *Show

MCEVOY, J.P.

[243] pp.

Simon and Schuster

1929

7 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Jacket artwork by Farrow

Dixie Dugan comes to Hollywood seeking both a career in the talkies and marriage to a millionaire.

The second of McEvoy's novels to feature Dixie Dugan, a Brooklyn-born showgirl who conquers Broadway and Hollywood. Dixie Dugan, based on the life and appearance of Louise Brooks, was the central character in several films including the Alfred Santell-directed *Show Girl* (1928) with Alice White and Donald Reed; Mervyn Leroy's 1930 *Show Girl in Hollywood* with White and Jack Mulhall; *Le Masque d'Hollywood* (1931) directed by Clarence Badger and John Daumery; and *Dixie Dugan* (1943) directed by Otto Brower. McEvoy is also known for his plays and novels which were adapted into films for W.C. Fields including *It's the Old Army Game* (1926), *The Potters* (1927), *The Old Fashioned Way* (1934), *You're Telling Me!* (1934), and *It's a Gift* (1934).