Yargh, I wish I'd known that about him! I noticed his list of previous works was pretty long. Yeah, Barry Paris or Robert Stein would've been much better at tackling this subject. I'll grudgingly give Lambert credit for the fact (as some reviewers pointed out) he didn't sensationalize the more, well, sensational aspects of Nazimova's life (the lavender marriage and general free boinking on the side with both genders). But I know Stein personally loathes Hollywood Babylon and its offshoots and I'm fairly sure Paris like any other esteemed biographer would've handled the material well, too.
He's rather hazy on the affair with Dolly (as with damn near everything; *grumbles*) as well as her affairs in general, something that irritated me. That's not sensationalist! That's just interesting!
Like I said, the book has some high points. I really loved the meeting with Nazimova's niece (and the subsequent pw3ing he did) and the story of her growing up (taken from her own unfinished autobiography) is really fascinating.
INORITE?! She's gorgeous! I'm pissed my scanner couldn't render the last photo better. It's my favorite one of her in the whole book, she's so exquisite.
He's rather hazy on the affair with Dolly (as with damn near everything; *grumbles*) as well as her affairs in general, something that irritated me. That's not sensationalist! That's just interesting!
Like I said, the book has some high points. I really loved the meeting with Nazimova's niece (and the subsequent pw3ing he did) and the story of her growing up (taken from her own unfinished autobiography) is really fascinating.
INORITE?! She's gorgeous! I'm pissed my scanner couldn't render the last photo better. It's my favorite one of her in the whole book, she's so exquisite.
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