The Life of the Extraordinary Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) was a playwright, journalist, politician and diplomat. She was managing editor of Vanity Fair , represented Connecticut in the House of Representatives for two terms, and under President Eisenhower, was appointed ambassador to Italy - the first American female to serve in a major ambassadorial position abroad. She was married to Henry Luce, publisher and founder of Time Inc. The Price of Fame: BEAUTY was an asset Clare Boothe Luce used to her political (and financial) advantage. But so, too, were the other characteristics summed up by Sylvia Jukes Morris in this second and final part of her exhaustive biography of one of the most remarkable...
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