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MAUREEN O’SULLIVAN: NO AVERAGE JANE by David Fury
This is the latest
handsome volume from author-publisher David Fury, whose previous books have focused on Burt Lancaster, Chuck Connors, and Johnny Weissmuller.
I think it is best described as a love letter to Maureen O’Sullivan, the charming actress who captured our hearts as Tarzan’s mate,
and never received the recognition she deserved for her other screen performances.
Because of his Weissmuller
research, the author was in contact with O’Sullivan, and those conversations and letters serve him well here. Fury provides a warm
and admiring retrospective of the actress’ life and career, stopping to describe each of her films in considerable detail. If you
share his fondness for O’Sullivan, or if you’re curious to know more about the Irish colleen who was literally discovered and brought
to Hollywood “overnight,” I definitely recommend this book. For more information go to www.artistspress.com.
