Thursday, December 11, 2008

Whiplash Girlchild in the Dark

"But in 1957, at the height of her fame, she disappeared, and for three decades her private life--two failed marriages, a fight against poverty and mental illness, resurrection as a born-again Christian, years of seclusion in Southern California--was a mystery to all but a few close friends."

Robert D. McFadden in The New York Times reports the death of Bettie Page.

Monica Corcoran in the Los Angeles Times adds an appreciation.

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