Christina, thank you so much for visiting us here at The Silver Screen Oasis. We really appreciate the time and consideration you have give to our questions, and our members are very grateful. Best wishes to you, and congratulations on your new book! Thanks to all of you for giving me an excuse to ...

JackFavell wrote:Thank you SO much for the information on her more private life, Ms. Rice! This is wonderful, getting to know Ann, at least as much as we can. Can't wait to read the book!

Thanks! Hope you enjoy it.

Did Ann have any lifelong friends in or out of the film business? You mention Claire Phillips but were there any others with whom she formed close personal bonds? You mention her outside hobbies (I don't know if that's the right word) and interests, what were some of these? Would you say she was an...

How did Ann Dvorak pronounce her last name? How was it usually pronounced in Hollywood? Thank you so much for answering our questions. First off, Dvorak was her stage name. Her actual surname was McKim. She wanted it to be pronounced vor-shak, but no one ever did. Very early on, the common pronunci...

Hi there Ms. Rice. Welcome to the Oasis. Tackling a well-known actress' biography in a full and detailed way is quite an undertaking. But I'm wondering which is more daunting? Someone who is well-known like the recent bio on Stanwyck-who people think they know, or a person not quite as well known, ...

Hi Christina, and welcome to the Silver Screen Oasis. It's a pleasure having you here. Along with Barbara Stanwyck, Ms. Dvorak is my favorite actress. Love those eyes and that voice. Are there any truth to the rumors that Ms.Dvorak died sick and destitute in Hawaii? What was her favorite film role?...

I am looking forward to your book as I dont know much about Ann, and do think she deserves more recognition. Regarding her battles with Warner Bros., was she blacklisted in Hollywood after she left Warners in the 30s for a time? Did that factor in with her move to England? Ann was never blacklisted...

For someone who want to learn about her work what other films would you suggest? Thanks again. SCARFACE and THREE ON A MATCH are my instant Ann Dvorak go-tos. SCARFACE is really her most important film and I think it's astounding that it was her first credited acting role. THREE ON A MATCH is not o...

Christina, First of all thanks for being here with us. Your book is on my Wish List, because Ann Dvorak (like Karen Morley) has been one of those actresses whom I have seen in many movies and who has grown on me over the years. In the case of Ann, besides her acting talent and magnetism on screen, ...

Christina, Thank you so much for chatting with us. Your book is on my wish-list for Christmas. Like you, I'm a big fan of The Private Affairs of Bel Ami , where Ann is most convincing as an intellectual and an excellent foil for George Sanders. Two films which haven't been mentioned in previous pos...

Could you please discuss how WWII impacted Ann Dvorak's life and her career? Would it be possible to discuss I Was an American Spy (1951),Ann's little-seen portrayal of a real life American heroine? I love her bravura performance in this low budget Monogram movie (without Dvorak, it would never hav...

http://i.imgur.com/dIdS8E5.jpg?1 Leslie Fenton in An American Tragedy (1927). In your book it seems that Ann loved her first husband, actor and director Leslie Fenton very deeply, yet I detected a certain ambivalence about him in many of their contemporaries, (even though you wisely forego speculat...

Hi there, Ms. Rice, welcome to the SSO. We are so happy to have you visit us, and even more happy that you have written a biography of favorite classic film star Ann Dvorak ! I've been a fan of hers for years. I think the first Ann Dvorak film I saw was G-Men , which remains a favorite for me. Any ...

Sue Sue Applegate wrote:Thank you so much for these wonderful responses, Christina! We are so happy you are visiting.

My pleasure! Thank YOU for giving me an excuse to talk about my favorite subject.

Christina, I'm so glad that you have written a book about this wonderful actress. I first took notice of her in The Strange Love of Molly Louvain . She had a kind of modern natural quality in many of her films. In your book, you spoke of her growing relationship with Leslie Fenton during this film ...