This is the moving account of an illegitimate country girl's amazing journey from the bush to the catwalk, from country New South Wales to a Hollywood poolside party for Marilyn Monroe, from a fatherless childhood to a romance with Gregory Peck off the set of Roman Holiday, from mixing with high society in the Philippines to delivering charity parcels in war-torn Croatia for Crossroads International.
June Dally-Watkins' autobiography gives us a fascinating glimpse behind the scenes of the glamour industry, and captures an era when hats and gloves symbolised perfection - and the way we have changed. The Secrets Behind My Smile is a story of sometimes painful self-discovery, but chiefly one of formidable energy, sheer grit, passion and flair.
