Edwina Booth who thrilled cinemaddicts of 1931 as the blonde goddess of Trader Horn reemerged in last week’s news in strange contrast to the vigorous, vibrant creature the public remembered on the ...

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Wemmlinger’s first novel, set in the 1880s, explores the life of Edwin Booth, a famous actor and older brother to John Wilkes Booth, as seen through the eyes of his daughter. Edwina Booth was only ...