BUtterfield 8
John O'Hara
Elizabeth Taylor
BUtterfield 8 is a realist novel. It is a loosely based upon the life of socialite and flapper Starr Faithfull, whose unsolved death in 1931 became a tabloid sensation. The novel was a best-seller. It was adapted for a 1960 movie Starring Elizabeth Taylor A paperback edition published at the same time sold more than one million copies.