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Contents Acknowledgments ix Introduction: Waxworks 1 1. A Childhood in Döbling 9 2. The Most Beautiful Girl in the World 16 3. Ecstasy 29 4. Fritz Mandl 43 5. The Most Beautiful Woman in the World 59 6. To the Casbah! 70 7. This Dame Is Exotic 79 8. The Siren of the Picture Show 100 9. The Rather Unfeminine Occupation of Inventor 113 10. Enter: Loder 126 11. Exit: Loder 140 12. Independence 152 13. No Man Leaves Delilah! 169 14. Acapulco 176 15. Houston, Texas 189 16. A Filthy, Nauseating Story 204 17. Final Years 220 Appendix: Lichtwitz Family Tree 235 Filmography 237 Notes 241 Bibliography 257 Index 269 Illustrations follow page 94 ...

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