Haywire

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"Haywire" is a 1977 memoir by Brooke Hayward that recounts her turbulent Hollywood childhood and the disintegration of her glamorous show-business family.

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instanceOf memoir
author Brooke Hayward NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticalReception widely praised for candor and insight
describesEvent breakdown of Brooke Hayward’s family life
career struggles of Margaret Sullavan
marital breakdown of Margaret Sullavan and Leland Hayward
featuresPerson Brooke Hayward NERFINISHED
Henry Fonda NERFINISHED
Leland Hayward NERFINISHED
Margaret Sullavan NERFINISHED
genre autobiography
memoir
hasFormat hardcover
paperback
hasInfluenceOn later Hollywood family memoirs
hasSubject Hollywood studio era NERFINISHED
children of celebrities
show-business marriages
hasTheme Hollywood culture
effects of fame
family disintegration
parent-child relationships
isAbout Hayward family NERFINISHED
Margaret Sullavan’s children
language English
literaryForm prose
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
narrativeStructure nonlinear
notableFor portrayal of a glamorous but troubled Hollywood family
publicationYear 1977
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
setting Hollywood NERFINISHED
New York City
subjectMatter Hollywood childhood
dysfunctional family
marriage of Margaret Sullavan and Leland Hayward
mental illness in family
show business
timePeriodCovered 1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
title Haywire NERFINISHED
tone candid
reflective
tragic
workLocationOfAuthor United States NERFINISHED

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Brooke Hayward notableWork Haywire