All posts by Wendy Lawless

The Great Migration – Chanel Bonfire

The Great Migration: from Summer Stock in North Carolina to the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis and, of course, divorce.

In the Smoky Mountains.
Having a wonderful time Skype-ing with Book Groups!  If you’re group is reading Chanel Bonfire I’d be happy to do a live Q & A with you.  Just email me at chanelbonfire@gmail.com 
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Posted by Wendy Lawless  Book Group Skype, Book Groups, Chanel Bonfire, Georgann Rea, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, North Carolina, Robin Lawless, Skype, Smoky Mountains, Summer Stock, Wendy Lawless

Book Group Skype

I LOVE Skyping with Book Clubs about Chanel Bonfire.  It’s a wonderful way to travel around the country and the world.  It’s so gratifying to hear how people are connecting with the book.  And it’s great to hear everyone else’s stories and answer questions as well.

Bonnie Hughes and the gals from Nokesville, VA.  Thanks, ladies!
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Posted by Wendy Lawless  Book Clubs, Book Groups, Chanel Bonfire, Gallery Books, Simon and Schuster, Wendy Lawless

Ricki Lake Show — Chanel Bonfire

Good advice from Joan Didion in my dressing room at The Ricki Lake Show…

And lots of fun with producer Josh Sabarra backstage.

It was a wonderful day and amazing to meet Ricki and sign her copy of Chanel Bonfire.  We had a great discussion about the book and moms and madness and how you survive.  The show titled “Extreme Moms” will air on May 20th!

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Posted by Wendy Lawless  Chanel Bonfire, Fox, Joan Didion, Josh Sabarra, NYTimes Bestseller, Play It As It Lays, Ricki Lake, Ricki Lake Show, Television Interview, Wendy Lawless

Georgann Rea nee McAdams aka Loretta May Gronau

Our mother, born Loretta May Gronau in Polk County, Iowa…

…renamed Georgann McAdams after her adoption by a wealthy banker and his wife in order to “save their unhappy marriage”.  Georgann, Loretta, Gronau, McAdams, Lawless, Rea, it’s no wonder she never knew who she was.  Loretta May Gronau does make me think of Lula May Barnes aka Holly Golightly.

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Posted by Wendy Lawless  adoption, Chanel Bonfire, Georgann Lawless, Georgann McAdams, Georgann Rea, Holly Golightly, Loretta May Gronau, Lula May Barnes, Wendy Lawless

Bombshells & Bombs

Bombshells and bombs...

Carroll Baker replaced this iconic Hollywood actress as Treasure in Las Flores del Vicio.  Shelly Winters was fired after falsely phoning in her measurements, and not being able to fit in to the wardrobe for the part.  My mom, Georgann Rea, another species of bombshell altogether was in Spain for the shoot.  Carroll Baker sings one of her songs as she dies in a fountain.  It’s hard to say which was more debauched, the shoot or the film.

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Posted by Wendy Lawless  bombs, bombshells, Carroll Baker, Chanel Bonfire, Dennis Hopper, Georgann Rea, Las Flores del Vicio, Shelly Winters, Spain, Wendy Lawless