Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vii
Introduction: Someone Worth Remembering      1

1. Fairchild and Two Fathers      3
2. San Bernardino Dreams      10
3. San Francisco and Hollywood      18
4. Hollywood Comes with a Reputation      25
5. The Edge of Stardom      63
6. War and Love, Again      106
7. The South Pacific      147
8. Coming Home, but to What?      185
9. Rex      213
10. July 4, 1948, Independence Day      229

Epilogue: Ghosts      258
Appendix A: Filmography      263
Appendix B: Radio Appearances      272
Chapter Notes      275
Selected Bibliography      281
Index      289