"Hollywood Girl" 1929 MCEVOY, J.P. (SOLD)

MCEVOY, J.P.

[243] pp.

Simon and Schuster

1929

7 1/2" x 5 1/2"

Jacket artwork by Farrow

Dixie Dugan comes to Hollywood seeking both a career in the talkies and marriage to a millionaire.

The second of McEvoy's novels to feature Dixie Dugan, a Brooklyn-born showgirl who conquers Broadway and Hollywood. Dixie Dugan, based on the life and appearance of Louise Brooks, was the central character in several films including the Alfred Santell-directed *Show Girl* (1928) with Alice White and Donald Reed; Mervyn Leroy's 1930 *Show Girl in Hollywood* with White and Jack Mulhall; *Le Masque d'Hollywood* (1931) directed by Clarence Badger and John Daumery; and *Dixie Dugan* (1943) directed by Otto Brower. McEvoy is also known for his plays and novels which were adapted into films for W.C. Fields including *It's the Old Army Game* (1926), *The Potters* (1927), *The Old Fashioned Way* (1934), *You're Telling Me!* (1934), and *It's a Gift* (1934).