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She got a kick from champagne; when the ubiquitous, frothy, and, yes, beloved Bubbles Rothermere died in August, London lost one of this century's last true eccentrics - and a Lady to boot

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The late Viscountess Rothermere, who was born Patricia Matthews, tried to launch a film career in the 1950s with the screen name Beverley Brooks. She eventually played a key role in the survival of her husband's newspaper dynasty which includes the Daily Mail.

Author: Wheen, Francis
Publisher: Conde Nast Publications, Inc.
Publication Name: Vanity Fair
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0733-8899
Year: 1992
Management, Newspaper publishing, Biography, Daily Mail (London)(Newspaper), Rothermere, Patricia, Rothermere, Vere

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Forbidden beauty: from hippydom to hip

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A women describes how she overcame the belief that trying to be stylish was morally wrong. Growing up in the 1960s and 70s in Berkeley, CA, she was exposed to fashion only by surreptitiously reading fashion magazines at the library.

Author: Clyde, Amy
Publisher: Rodale, Inc.
Publication Name: New Woman
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-6974
Year: 1996
Fashion

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The stylists

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Nine Hollywood hairdressers comment on their pre-Oscar night work, and how they interact with the celebrity heads they beautify.

Author: Stevens, Kimberly
Publisher: The New York Times Company
Publication Name: The New York Times Magazine
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0028-7822
Year: 2001
United States, Social aspects, Academy Awards (Motion pictures), Beauticians

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Subjects list: Behavior, Celebrities, Personal narratives, Personal appearance
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