{"product_id":"theda-bara-my-mentor-9781476662831","title":"Theda Bara My Mentor","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   As movie patrons sat in darkened theaters in January 1914, they were mesmerized by an alluring temptress with long sable hair and kohl-rimmed eyes. Theda Bara--the vamp, as she would come to be known--would soon be one of the highest paid film stars of the 1910s, earning an unheard of $4,000 per week, before retiring from the screen in 1926.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   In 1946, at age five, the author met Bara--then 61--at her Beverly Hills home and the actress became her mentor. This memoir is the story of their friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040388645207,"sku":"9781476662831","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476662831.jpg?v=1750946583","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/theda-bara-my-mentor-9781476662831","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}