Clare Boothe
Luce (1903-1987)
Hatch,
Alden. Ambassador Extraordinary Clare Boothe Luce. New
York: Holt, 1956. A highly admiring, journalistic work.
Henle,
Faye. Au Clare de Luce: Portrait of a Luminous Lady. New
York: Stephen Dye, 1943. A profile of Luce at age forty. A chatty
campaign biography, called "malicious, but fawning"
by Francine de Plessix Gray (New York Review of Books, April
1,1982).
Lawrenson,
Helen. Stranger at the Party. New York: Random House, 1975.
"Wickedly biased recollections," says Gray.
Shadegg,
Stephen C. Clare Boothe Luce: A Biography. New York: Simon
& Schuster, 1970. "In these pages the reader will find
a simple reflection of Mrs. Luce as she sees herself and others
see her .... It is impossible to know her . . . and not admire
her." (p. 7) Gray called it "official but soapy hagiography."
Sheed,
Wilfrid. Clare Boothe Luce. New York: Dutton, 1982. Gray
says this one is "rambling, often witty, affectionate, extravagantly
protective."
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