Title: Hats Off to Bill Mann
Review: Perhaps only ace Hollywood historian William J. Mann could have written The Biograph Girl, which not only entertains but teaches about the film industry in its embryonic, pre-Hollywood years. Mann's portrayal of Florence Lawrence, who is regarded as the world's first movie star, brims with humanity as well as suspense, making the book hard to put down. Mann is also a gifted parodist, tossing in hilarious cameo appearances by Adela Rogers St. Johns, Rosie O'Donnell, and Barbara Walters. The Biograph Girl is a fine historical novel.
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