Today is Tonight
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Today is Tonight is the title of a novel written by Hollywood actress Jean Harlow
in the mid-1930s but not published until 1965.
According to Harlow's close friend Arthur Landau, in his introduction to the novel's first paperback edition by Dell Publishing
, Harlow had expressed interest in writing a novel as early as 1933–1934 and completed a manuscript before her death in 1937. After her death, Landau writes, her mother sold the film rights to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
and retained the publication rights, but no film was made and the novel itself remained unpublished until the mid-1960s when a family friend (who had been passed the publication rights by Harlow's mother), made an arrangement to have it published.
It was published in condensed form in the July 1965 issue of Mademoiselle
, in hardcover in July 1965 by Grove Press
and in paperback later in 1965 by Dell Publishing
.
At the time of publication, press coverage stated that screenwriter Carey Wilson assisted Harlow with the book.
The novel is set in the 1920s, amongst the opulent living of the Hollywood jet-set, and focuses on one couple, Peter and Judy Lansdowne.
Jean Harlow
Jean Harlow was an American film actress and sex symbol of the 1930s. Known as the "Blonde Bombshell" and the "Platinum Blonde" , Harlow was ranked as one of the greatest movie stars of all time by the American Film Institute...
in the mid-1930s but not published until 1965.
According to Harlow's close friend Arthur Landau, in his introduction to the novel's first paperback edition by Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
, Harlow had expressed interest in writing a novel as early as 1933–1934 and completed a manuscript before her death in 1937. After her death, Landau writes, her mother sold the film rights to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. is an American media company, involved primarily in the production and distribution of films and television programs. MGM was founded in 1924 when the entertainment entrepreneur Marcus Loew gained control of Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures Corporation and Louis B. Mayer...
and retained the publication rights, but no film was made and the novel itself remained unpublished until the mid-1960s when a family friend (who had been passed the publication rights by Harlow's mother), made an arrangement to have it published.
It was published in condensed form in the July 1965 issue of Mademoiselle
Mademoiselle (magazine)
Mademoiselle was an influential women's magazine first published in 1935 by Street and Smith and later acquired by Condé Nast Publications....
, in hardcover in July 1965 by Grove Press
Grove Press
Grove Press is an American publishing imprint that was founded in 1951. Imprints include: Black Cat, Evergreen, Venus Library, Zebra. Barney Rosset purchased the company in 1951 and turned it into an alternative book press in the United States. The Atlantic Monthly Press, under the aegis of its...
and in paperback later in 1965 by Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing
Dell Publishing, an American publisher of books, magazines and comic books, was founded in 1921 by George T. Delacorte, Jr.During the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s, Dell was one of the largest publishers of magazines, including pulp magazines. Their line of humor magazines included 1000 Jokes, launched in...
.
At the time of publication, press coverage stated that screenwriter Carey Wilson assisted Harlow with the book.
The novel is set in the 1920s, amongst the opulent living of the Hollywood jet-set, and focuses on one couple, Peter and Judy Lansdowne.