“Mom never quit on me. My only regret is that she didn't live long enough to share some of the money and comforts my work in show business has brought me.”
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We show girls were forced to live in whorehouses in each town, no other accommodations being available.
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I never was coddled, or liked, or understood by my family.
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You are a person of the greatest importance when you are a mother of a family. Just do your job right and your kids will love you.
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There is a great supply of amateur undertakers in show business.
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