In 1965, a young, up-and-coming illustrator by the name of Edward Sorel tore away layer after layer of linoleum from the floor of his $97-a-month Manhattan apartment until he discovered a hidden treasure: issues of The New York Daily News and the Mirror from 1936, each ablaze with a scandalous child custody trial taking place in Hollywood starring the actress Mary Astor—and the journal in which she detailed her numerous affairs. Thus began a half-century obsession that reached its peak in Mary Astor’s Purple Diary, “a thoroughly charming” (The New York Times Book Review/) account of the scandal in which Sorel narrates and illustrates the travails of the Oscar-winning actress alongside his own personal story of discovering an unlikely muse.
Now in a stunning paperback, featuring more than sixty ribald and rapturous original illustrations, Mary Astor’s Purple Diary is the life’s masterpiece of one of America’s greatest illustrators.
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- Year Published:
- 2020
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9781631493386
- Number of Pages:
- 176
- Publication Date:
- 11/12/2020
- Publisher:
- WW Norton & Co
- Authors:
- Sorel, Edward
- Illustrations Note:
- 75 color illustrations
- Imprint:
- Liveright Publishing Corporation
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9781631493386