![]() ![]() I first met Henry Farrell in 1981 when he contacted me about representing stage rights for his novel What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? I NTRODUCTION: H ENRY F ARRELL AND THE S TORY OF B ABY J ANE Now with three short stories available for the first time in print, including What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte, the basis for the film Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte. But as the lines begin to blur between fantasy and reality, past resentments become dangerous–and the sisters’ long-kept secrets threaten to destroy them. Even now, years later, Jane dreams of reviving her act. A fixture of early vaudeville, Baby Jane Hudson performed her song and dance routines for adoring crowds until a move to Hollywood thrust her sister into the spotlight. ![]() Nobody remembers that Jane was once a star herself. They say that’s why she looks after Blanche now, because of the guilt. They say it was her sister, Jane, who did it–that she crashed the car because she was drunk. Such a shame her career ended so early, all because of that accident. The Blanche Hudson, who starred in big Hollywood films all those years ago. ![]() The neighbors all whisper about the two sisters who live on the hill: It’s Blanche Hudson who lives in that house, you know. The chilling novel that inspired the iconic film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford.Īs seen on the FX series Feud: Bette and Joan, which chronicles the rivalry between the Hollywood stars during their filming of Whatever Happened to Baby Jane? ![]()
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