Slim, Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life, Signed to Dominick Dunne
[Signed Presentation to Dominick Dunne] Keith, Slim. Slim, Memories of a Rich and Imperfect Life. First Edition. 1990. Book and dust jacket are both in very good condition. Book is inscribed by the book’s co-author Annette Tapert, “For Dominick, The godfather, guru, and all-time chronicler of rich & imperfect lives. All my love, Annette.” On that same page is a stamp indicating the book is from the estate of Dominick Dunne.
Long before she became one of the 20th Century’s most celebrated society figures, Slim Keith helped inspire one of Hollywood’s most famous faces. The look that launched Lauren Bacall’s career was famously modeled on the young Slim Hawks, then California’s reigning It Girl. Yet that episode occupies only a small corner of an extraordinary life. In this memoir, Keith recounts her marriages, friendships, travels, and adventures among a cast of characters that included Ernest Hemingway, Clark Gable, Truman Capote, and countless others. Had Dominick Dunne invented her, critics would have accused him of exaggeration. The association is therefore a fitting one. This copy comes from Dunne’s estate and bears a warm inscription from co-author Annette Tapert, who aptly describes him as the “all-time chronicler of rich & imperfect lives.” Indeed, Keith’s story contains all the ingredients of a classic Dunne novel—money, glamour, infidelity, betrayal, social warfare, and unforgettable characters. If only Slim, Truman, or someone else had done away with Pam Churchill…
“New York is too small a town to let you avoid anybody.”
--Slim Keith