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Woman in the Water: A Memoir of Growing up in Hollywoodland by Dorinda Clifton

Praise for Woman in the Water: A Memoir of Growing Up in Hollywoodland:

"Woman in the Water is a delightful -and authoritative- story of a scared little girl growing up to be a successful, self assured young woman in the glamorous world that was Hollywood. A delightful tale, told with a graceful, poetic touch. A joy to read."
Edward Stephens, Professor Emeritus and former Dean, School of Public Communication, Syracuse University

"Woman in the Water tells the story of a fascinating life-a Hollywood life, a countercultural life, the life of a fascinating and creative woman. But more than that, it's a well-written book, with great vividness of image, sharpness of language, and subtlety of structure. Still more: it's a spiritual book, a book with deep wisdom about the meaning of all our lives."
Chris Anderson, Professor of English, Oregon State University, author of Edge Effects and Teaching as Believing

Dorinda grew up in an old-time Hollywood family. Her father, Elmer Clifton, starred in D.W. Griffith's epic silent films, Birth of a Nation and Intolerance. Dorinda trained as a dancer and had featured roles in musical theatre: The Three Musketeers, The Song of Norway, and The Waltz King.
In films, she was the star of Girl of the Limberlost and was featured in other major studio productions, working with Fred Astaire, Gene Kelly, Busby Berkeley, Gene Loring, Doris Day, Esther Williams, Charles Chaplin, and Jimmy Durante.

The Gettysburg Review and Bryant Review have published excerpts from Woman in the Water: A Memoir of Growing Up in Hollywoodland.