Grace Metalious and Peyton Place

Author Grace Metalious caused quite a stir with her novel "Peyton Place"- The biggest selling book in the history of pre-1960 publishing. The future for Grace Metalious, a promising literary star, seemed to burn brightly-but faded all too soon. This half-hour program traces the course of her career, from small-town unknown to the toast of hollywood. It includes interviews with people who remember Metalious' extraordinary talent as well as her personal tragedies.

Duration: 28 minutes and 53 seconds

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Author Grace Metalious caused quite a stir with her novel "Peyton Place"- The biggest selling book in the history of pre-1960 publishing.

The future for Grace Metalious, a promising literary star, seemed to burn brightly-but faded all too soon.

this half-hour program traces thecourse of her career, from small-town unknown to the toast of hollywo od.

It includes interviews with people who remember Metalious' extraordinary talent as well as her personal tragedies-she was divorced, an alcoholic and died at the age of 39.