A Note to the Reader

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. A Note to the Reader ix
4. 1. Before the Beginning 1
5. 2. Innocence and Pain 9
6. 3. Crash, Bang, No Boom 15
7. 4. An Education and a Half 23
8. 5. Starting a Career 33
9. 6. New Beginnings 45
10. 7. From Sea to Shining Sea 55
11. 8. Paramount/Paradise 65
12. 9. Career on Hold 83
13. 10. Endings and Beginnings 97
14. 11. Mexico 109
15. 12. A Taste of Europe 119
16. 13. A New Start and a Big Blow 123
17. 14. Moving On 129
18. 15. A Grand Tour 139
19. 16. In and Out of the Soup 145
20. 17. The Good Life 155
21. 18. Tumult in Madrid 167
22. 19. Beginning Again 175
23. 20. Filed Away 183
24. Postscript 191
25. Appendix A Selected Pages from the Gordon File 195
26. Appendix B Selected Pages from the Hollywood Canteen File 331
27. Filmography: Bernard Gordon 341