The Surprising Life of Beauty Icon Susan Anton

Susan grows fascinated with the confidence and glamour of performers including Doris Day, Susan Hayward, and Ginger Rogers. Their screen presence introduces possibilities far removed from everyday life on her family’s apple ranch.

Although she enjoys singing and performing, Susan initially considers a more conventional future involving child psychology. Entertainment remains an appealing dream rather than a practical plan. That distinction begins disappearing at Yucaipa High School, when someone close to her challenges her to step before a very different kind of audience.