ILLUSTRATIONS

col1 1.1 Clare Boothe Brokaw. Pastel by Cecil Beaton, 1933. Henry Luce III Collection

col3 1.1 Henry Luce and Clare Boothe on Broadway, 1935. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

prl 1.1 The Women, original Broadway production. Library of Congress

1.1 William Boothe with Laura Brauss and his family, 1889. Author’s collection

1.2 Anna Clara Schneider, c. 1900. Author’s collection

1.3 Ann Clare Boothe, aged about four. Author’s collection

2.1 Ann Snyder “Murphy,” c. 1907. Author’s collection

2.2 William Boothe, alias “Jord Murfé,” c. 1909. Author’s collection

2.3 Clare “Murphy” at Ward Seminary, Nashville, 1910–1911. Tennessee State Archives

3.1 Clare and her mother in Paris, c. February 1914. Author’s collection

4.1 Clare in The Heart of a Waif, 1915. Museum of Modern Art Film Stills

4.2 Joel Jacobs, c. 1915. Author’s collection

4.3 Clare and “Buff” Cobb at St. Mary’s, c. 1916. Author’s collection

5.1 The Castle, Tarrytown-on-Hudson, N.Y. Author’s collection

5.2 David Boothe at the New York Military Academy, c. 1917. Author’s collection

5.3 Ann Clare Boothe, c. 1918. Author’s collection

5.4 Clare graduating, May 1919. Author’s collection

6.1 “Driftway,” Sound Beach, Connecticut. Author’s collection

7.1 Dr. Austin and his operating team, c. 1919. Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich

7.2 Ann Snyder with her bulldog, c. 1919. Historical Society of the Town of Greenwich

8.1 Alexis Aladin in British Army uniform, c. 1921. Author’s collection

8.2 Clare and her mother on the Riviera, 1921. Library of Congress

8.3 Vernon Blunt at Cambridge, c. 1921. Author’s collection

9.1 Clare Boothe at about twenty, 1923. Author’s collection

9.2 Captain Julian Simpson, c. 1923. Author’s collection

11.1 Clare with George Brokaw, c. 1923. Author’s collection

11.2 Clare at Seneca Falls with Alva Belmont and Alice Paul, 1923. Library of Congress

11.3 Clare on her wedding day, August 10, 1923. Author’s collection

12.1 The Brokaws returning from Europe, 1923. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

12.2 The Brokaw mansion. Frances Brokaw Corrias Collection

12.3 Clare Brokaw with her daughter, 1926. Author’s collection

12.4 Clare and George at the Beaux Arts Ball, January 29, 1926. Author’s collection

13.1 Clare Brokaw, c. 1926. Author’s collection

13.2 William Franklin Boothe, c. 1928. Author’s collection

15.1 Clare and Ann at Southampton, Long Island, July 1929. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

15.2 Donald Freeman, c. 1931. Author’s collection

16.1 Clare in Hollywood. Photograph by Edward Steichen, 1931. Courtesy Vogue/Condé Nast Archives. © 1931 Condé Nast Publications.…

17.1 Bernard Baruch. Photograph by Edward Steichen, 1932. Courtesy Vogue/Condé Nast Archives. © 1932 Condé Nast Publications.…

17.2 Clare at the Democratic Convention. Library of Congress

17.3 William Harlan Hale, August 1932. Author’s collection

17.4 Mark Sullivan, August 1932. Author’s collection

18.1 Clare Boothe Brokaw, 1933. Library of Congress

19.1 Clare and Bernard Baruch at Hobcaw, 1933. Author’s collection

21.1 Henry Luce. Photograph by Edward Steichen, 1935. Courtesy Vogue/Condé Nast Archives. © 1935 Condé Nast Publications.…

22.1 Clare and Ann at Cap-Ferrat, 1935. Library of Congress

23.1 Mr. and Mrs. Henry Luce on honeymoon, Cuba, 1935–1936. Author’s collection

23.2 Clare and Harry. Photograph by Alfred Eisenstaedt, 1936. Alfred Eisenstaedt, Life magazine © Time Inc.

24.1 “Claremont,” Mepkin Plantation, late 1930s. Library of Congress

24.2 Ann Austin with her granddaughter, c. 1936. Author’s collection

24.3 Clare in Hollywood with Shirley Temple, 1937. Library of Congress

24.4 Clare with surfing instructor, Waikiki, June 1937. Author’s collection

24.5 Ann Clare Austin, 1882–1938. Author’s collection

25.1 Clare shooting at Mepkin. Author’s collection

25.2 Clare and Harry returning from Europe, June 1938. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

26.1 The Suicide of Dorothy Hale. Oil painting by Frida Kahlo, 1939. Phoenix Art Museum

26.2 Clare Boothe Luce. Sculpture by Isamu Noguchi, 1933. The Henry Luce Foundation

27.1 Harry and Clare with Gertrude Stein, Bilignin, July 1939. Author’s collection.…

27.2 Clare with Albert Einstein and Thomas Mann, October 14, 1939. George Karger, Life magazine © Time Inc.

29.1 Joan Crawford in the movie version of The Women, 1939. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

31.1 David and Nora Boothe, 1939. Author’s collection

32.1 Clare campaigning for Wendell Willkie, c. October 1940. Author’s collection.…

33.1 Clare visiting her brother at the Ryan School, April 1941. Author’s collection.…

34.1 Clare and Harry with Madame Chiang, Chungking, May 1941. AP/World Wide Photos

35.1 Colonel Charles Willoughby, Manila, 1941. Author’s collection

35.2 Clare with General MacArthur, Manila, 1941. Author’s collection

36.1 Ann Clare Brokaw, 1941. Author’s collection

36.2 Clare Boothe Luce. Photograph by Horst, 1941. Courtesy Vogue/Condé Nast Archives. © 1941 Condé Nast Publications

37.1 Clare with General Stilwell and the Chiangs, April 1942. George Rodger, Life magazine © Time Inc.

37.2 Clare in a Burma trench with Frank Roberts, April 1942. George Rodger, Life magazine © Time Inc.

38.1 Ann with her mother, fall 1942. UPI/Bettmann Newsphotos

38.2 Clare with her campaign team, November 1942. Author’s collection

38.3 Congresswoman Clare Boothe Luce. Photograph by Karsh. © Yousuf Karsh/Woodfin Camp & Associates, Inc.