Alma Rubens was a 1910s silent film star with nothing but potential—and a ruinous self-destructive streak. Whether her abusive marriages caused her narcotics addiction or her narcotics addiction caused her abusive marriages, no one will...
One day, my dad looked at me, and then looked at my mom, and said: “It’s me or him. Choose.” I thought my mom would take my side, but I was so, so wrong.