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REVISED EDITION: Many unseen photos of Joi and an additional Afterward chapter. Plus two never seen photos of Joi and Rachel."Joi Lansing: A Body to Die For colorfully chronicles personal and intimate details of the last four years of the talented '50's "blonde bombshell" star's fascinating life. After three decades of successful TV and movie appearances and Vegas singing stardom, Ms. Lansing died far too young at just 43. Though her funeral was attended by luminaries of the day (Frank Sinatra sent a huge floral display), her light went out relatively unceremoniously. Always just on the verge of "making it big," Joi packed them in with standing room only in Vegas, but when the curtain came down and the audience was gone, who was she? Sadly, the one relationship where she was loved for the sweet, gentle woman she really was, the friendship that might have given her the strength to finally cross the finish line for that one moment of glory for which she had run since she began in show business as a little girl of 14, was ended at her death from breast Cancer in the arms of her dear friend, "Rachel." "Author Alexis Hunter ("friend/baby sister") was the only person who really knew Joi and knew how she struggled with a suicide-obsessed self-image and deadly drug problem after being a child star at MGM where "uppers" were a common way to keep the kids working 20 hour days. "Stunning black and white photos of Lansing by Maurice Seymour, the era's Superstar Photographer, make this book a collectors dream." -Kate Porter-AveryJoiLansingaBodyToDieFor.com
Alexis Hunter has written a loving tribute to one of the most beautiful women in show business - a woman who Alexis was able to be a companion to for the last few years of her life. Growing up, Alexis was an enormous fan of Joi and her work, and fate brought them together when Alexis was a young actress hoping to make it big in Hollywood. She was able to care for Joi throughout her horrible struggle with cancer. The book recounts wonderful stories and memories - stories that will make you both laugh and cry out loud. You will find yourself rooting for both ladies when Joi's health turns into a literal roller coaster ride - some good days, some bad days that unfortunately became more bad days as time marched on. There are memories of Alexis meeting huge stars - Frank Sinatra, Joey Bishop, and Elvis. Alexis also goes into great detail about how certain doctors took advantage of Joi's fame instead of helping her fight her dreaded disease; as a result, Alexis became Joi's fierce health advocate throughout her entire battle with cancer...a cancer that began as a result of bad advice from agents, managers, and studios who convinced Joi that in order to work, she had to "stay young" and never ever age. This is a must read for any fan of Joi Lansing who wants to learn about the kind of person she was behind the scenes and what having a career in Hollywood during the 50s and 60s did to someone who was sweet, sincere, incredibly beautiful and smart, but quite naive when it came to the business of being a working actress. Highly recommended!
