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The details Bloom shared in Leaving a Doll's House were unflattering to Roth, and created a controversy regarding the true nature of their relationship. Bloom gives details of Roth's illnesses, such as occluded arteries and an unsuccessful operation on his knee.
Bloom has been criticized for these revelations about Roth, and her memoir has been taken as a vendetta against him. Bloom does not hide her anger and disappointment.
Oct 14, 1996 · LEAVING A DOLL'S HOUSE. A MEMOIR. by Claire Bloom ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 14, 1996. bookshelf. shop now. In her exquisite 1982 mini-memoir, Limelight and After, Bloom recalled her legendary collaboration with Chaplin—and, by telling just a little, enhanced her image as the most gently elegant of stars.
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Jan 1, 2001 · Bloom’s final meeting with Burton was during the filming of The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, when he was married to Elizabeth Taylor. Bloom makes no secret of her resentment towards Taylor and describes her apparent possessive and shrewish behaviour in detail.
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Oct 5, 2010 · Claire's childhood in England was marked by financial and emotional insecurity, as her irresponsible yet charming father moved his family from house to house before finally abandoning them in pursuit of yet another get-rich scheme.
Bloom recounts her intense love affair with Richard Burton, her serene yet ultimately unsatisfying marriage to Rod Steiger, her second marriage to womanizing producer Hillard Elkins, and her...
Apr 1, 1998 · Much of the account centers on her relationship with her mother and daughter---complicated and somewhat disfunctional at times. Ms. Bloom also goes into details of her marriages and affairs of the heart, with emphasis on Richard Burton and the long relationship and marriage to writer Philip Roth.
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