Queenie

In “Love, Queenie,” writer Mayukh Sen cheerfully reclaims her story, narrating it with sensitivity and verve.

It was Estelle’s grandmother, Sen tells us, who dubbed her Queenie.

As soon as she could, Queenie leveraged her beauty to get out.

Arriving in England in 1929, Queenie fumbled around on the edges of the entertainment business, hoping to be an actor.

Times staff writer Queenie Wong contributed to this report.