Dreams that Money Can Buy: The Tragic Life of Libby HolmanA rags-to-riches tragedy of a woman who, at the end of the Roaring Twenties, achieved overnight stardom on Broadway by introduction if classic torch songs. Pursued by Smith Reynolds, six months after the marriage he was found dead with Libby and Smith's best friend indicted for murder. |
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