Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

Baptists, Bootleggers, and Everything in Between

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Episode 21: Shirley Temple is Missing

Episode 21: Shirley Temple is Missing

In which Darryl Zanuck blows into town

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Chapter 53

Darryl Zanuck blew into the lobby of the St. Francis Hotel like one of the storms that periodically lashed the Pacific coast—and in an equally dark mood. Such a storm had delayed his flight from Los Angeles by five hours. Upon touchdown at San Francisco he’d hopped in a cab at the airport and tipped the driver ten bucks after a quick ride to t…

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Kelly Durham
Author of eight historical fiction novels and co-author with Kathryn Smith of the Missy LeHand Mysteries. Live in Clemson, SC with my wife, Yvonne. We have three adult daughters and one very old dog, George Marshal.
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