Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter ii
2. Contents vii
3. Plates ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Chapter 1. The Climb 6
6. Chapter 2. Not Your Typical Helena Girl 18
7. Chapter 3. Life without Father 28
8. Chapter 4. Enter Myrna Loy 43
9. Chapter 5. Warner Bros.’ Exotic Vixen 56
10. Chapter 6. Breakthrough 77
11. Chapter 7. Cutting the Veil 89
12. Chapter 8. Mr. and Mrs. Thin Man 112
13. Chapter 9. Myrna Loy vs. MGM 132
14. Chapter 10. Mrs. Arthur Hornblow Jr. 149
15. Chapter 11. Wife vs. Mistress 164
16. Chapter 12. Trouble 186
17. Chapter 13. Things Fall Apart 211
18. Chapter 14. Rebound 232
19. Chapter 15. Postwar 248
20. Chapter 16. Breaking Away 264
21. Chapter 17. Mrs. Howland Sargeant 277
22. Chapter 18. New York Ending 290
23. Appendix. Myrna Loy’s Film, Television, and Theater Credits 313
24. Notes 341
25. Bibliography 365
26. Acknowledgments 377
27. Index 381