Writer Korda - who is editor-in-chief at the publishing firm of Simon & Schuster as well as a novelist - makes no effort to conceal the fact that he modeled the character of Queenie on Oberon, possibly best-remembered for her performance as Cathy in the 1939 film Wuthering Heights. Michael Korda Queenie Paperback Jby Michael Korda (Author) 49 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 29.99 Other new, used and collectible from 3.72 Paperback 36.99 Other new and used from 18.70 Mass Market Paperback 11.72 Other new and used from 5. After establishing herself as an exotic dancer in London, she adopts the name Dawn Avalon and is prepped for screen stardom by mogul David Konig (Kirk Douglas). In the fictionalized story, filmed on location and set in the 1930s, Oberon’s surrogate is young Queenie (Mia Sara), a beautiful Indian half-caste who must flee to England when she is suspected of causing a man’s death. Monday on WFTV-Channel 9.Īlthough Queenie is filled with the same sort of beautiful people and high drama that underscore such serials as Dallas and Dynasty, it was inspired by the actual life of the late Merle Oberon, the glamorous actress who became a relative of Korda when she married his uncle, legendary film producer Sir Alexander Korda. Buy Curtain by Michael Korda (9781501127496) from Boomerang Books, Australias Online.

Kordas book is structured on the life of his aunt and Hollywood legend Merle Oberon. Michael Korda’s best-selling novel Queenie has been transformed into a five-hour miniseries. The film is based on a book, by the same name, by Michael Korda. because, for the most part, it’s based on fact. Read 54 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers. If a new miniseries seems stranger than truth, it shouldn’t.

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