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• catalog abstract ""Constance Webb has led a remarkably full life as a committed political activist, a fashion model and actress, a writer whose works include the first biography of her friend Richard Wright, and the wife and confidante of one of the foremost intellectuals of the twentieth century, C.L.R. James." "Raised in Fresno, California, Webb became an ardent Trotskyist while still a teenager. After moving to Los Angeles, she remained politically active and met James on his first U.S. tour when he visited the city to speak. He fell in love instantly with her and established an epistolary relationship, offering advice and support during her two short lived marriages, the launching of her modeling career, an ill-fated affair with a well-known actor, and her move to New York City in the early '40s." "In New York, where she continued to model and act, Webb became a member of the inner circle of James's Johnson-Forest Tendency and eventually James's wife. She also established an enduring friendship with novelist Richard Wright and championed his work. Despite a sometimes-rocky marriage, James and Webb had a son together, but when James finally left the United States for England (under threat of deportation), Webb did not accompany him." "Webb offers a candid memoir of political, sexual, and social awakening at a pivotal time in twentieth-century America. Politically committed, she was nevertheless repelled by the misogyny and petty feuds that often marred the actions of the left. She was able to earn her living by using her beauty, but she was compelled to live a double life because of the violent racism that surrounded her working days. Through James, before their marriage, she became a close friend of Wright, Ralph Ellison, Chester Himes, and James Baldwin. Webb provides first-hand portraits of the radical left, the African-American literary scene, and, especially, the intimate daily life and thoughts of C.L.R. James."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b13021631.
• catalog coverage "United States Intellectual life 20th century.".
• catalog created "c2003.".
• catalog date "2003".
• catalog date "c2003.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
• catalog description ""Constance Webb has led a remarkably full life as a committed political activist, a fashion model and actress, a writer whose works include the first biography of her friend Richard Wright, and the wife and confidante of one of the foremost intellectuals of the twentieth century, C.L.R. James."".
• catalog description ""In New York, where she continued to model and act, Webb became a member of the inner circle of James's Johnson-Forest Tendency and eventually James's wife. She also established an enduring friendship with novelist Richard Wright and championed his work. Despite a sometimes-rocky marriage, James and Webb had a son together, but when James finally left the United States for England (under threat of deportation), Webb did not accompany him."".
• catalog description ""Raised in Fresno, California, Webb became an ardent Trotskyist while still a teenager. After moving to Los Angeles, she remained politically active and met James on his first U.S. tour when he visited the city to speak. He fell in love instantly with her and established an epistolary relationship, offering advice and support during her two short lived marriages, the launching of her modeling career, an ill-fated affair with a well-known actor, and her move to New York City in the early '40s."".
• catalog description ""Webb offers a candid memoir of political, sexual, and social awakening at a pivotal time in twentieth-century America. Politically committed, she was nevertheless repelled by the misogyny and petty feuds that often marred the actions of the left. She was able to earn her living by using her beauty, but she was compelled to live a double life because of the violent racism that surrounded her working days. Through James, before their marriage, she became a close friend of Wright, Ralph Ellison, Chester Himes, and James Baldwin. Webb provides first-hand portraits of the radical left, the African-American literary scene, and, especially, the intimate daily life and thoughts of C.L.R. James."--Jacket.".
• catalog extent "290 p. :".
• catalog identifier "1584653019 (cloth : alk. paper)".
• catalog issued "2003".
• catalog issued "c2003.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Hanover : Dartmouth College ; Lebanon, NH : University Press of New England,".
• catalog spatial "United States Intellectual life 20th century.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "813/.52 B 22".
• catalog subject "Actors United States Diaries.".
• catalog subject "Actresses United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "CT275.W35214 A3 2003".
• catalog subject "Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)".
• catalog subject "Interracial marriage United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989 Marriage.".
• catalog subject "James, C. L. R. (Cyril Lionel Robert), 1901-1989.".
• catalog subject "Models (Persons) United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "Models (Persons) United States Diaries.".
• catalog subject "Webb, Constance.".
• catalog subject "Women biographers United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women biographers United States Diaries.".
• catalog subject "Women political activists United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "Women political activists United States Diaries.".
• catalog title "Not without love : memoirs / Constance Webb.".
• catalog type "Diaries. fast".
• catalog type "text".