Sunday, September 30, 2012

Ginger Rogers and the Riddle of the Scarlet Cloak

Photoplay magazine  August 1940
Actress, Miss Ginger Rogers, had a mother, Lela Rogers, who wrote a book:

Ginger Rogers and the Riddle of the Scarlet Cloak

I'd say it is at the young adult reading level due to some violence and some kissing (ewww).  I found it to be a nice read and it has illustrations by Henry E. Vallely.  It is available on archive.org to read or download as part of the "Open Library":

http://archive.org/stream/gingerrogersridd00roge#page/n0/mode/2up

Photoplay magazine image (left) available at:
http://archive.org/stream/photoplay52chic#page/n147/mode/2up


Image below is an illustration from the book:
http://archive.org/stream/gingerrogersridd00roge#page/n9/mode/2up


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  1. erosenplattMarch 28, 2013 at 3:32 PM

    Blogger's NOTE: There is another version of the book on archive.org
    http://archive.org/search.php?query=ginger%20rogers&sort=-publicdate
    But the scan isn't as good as the one listed in the blog above. The type is harder to read and the format isn't like a book, so I've left it off the blog and only mention it here for those looking for more details.

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