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Mrs. Ziegfeld The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke

Hayter-Menzies Grant
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781476665962
Publisert
2016-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
445 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Hayter-Menzies Grant

Om bidragsyterne

Biographer Grant Hayter-Menzies lives in British Columbia. His works include biographies of Charlotte Greenwood, Princess Der Ling, Sarah Pike Conger, Pauline Benton, and Lillian Carter, along with the life of a dog, military mascot Rags of the First Division in World War I. He is the literary executor of playwright William Luce.

Mrs. Ziegfeld The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke

Hayter-Menzies Grant
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
Hayter-Menzies Grant
Heftet / 2016 / Engelsk
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“enjoyable biography...an eye-opening look at the actress millions know only as Glinda the Good Witch...highly recommended”—<i>Library Journal</i>; “Hayter-Menzies’ book is quite well-researched...always entertaining...eminently worth reading”—<i>www.pbpulse.com</i>; “a book that is as readable as it is scholarly”—<i>Examiner.com</i>; “extensive research...valuable...an excellent job”—<i>theglobeandmail.com.</i>

Broadway actress Billie Burke was one of the most sought after young stage beauties of her time, stealing the hearts of Enrico Caruso, Mark Twain, and, most importantly, famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who became her husband. Following Ziegfeld's death, the threats of financial ruin and encroaching age forced Burke to recreate herself as a Hollywood character actress. This biography benefits from the cooperation of the daughter and grandchildren of Burke and Ziegfeld, as well as from anecdotes provided by actors who performed with Burke on the stage and screen. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke's greatest screen role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North, this richly illustrated book also provides a complete history of Burke's stage, screen, and radio work.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Eric Myers      Preface      PART I : SAWDUST, STARDUST 1. “A shy, wistful sort of moppet”      2. The Education of an Actress      3. Toast of Broadway      4. Halcyon Hour      5. “There is only one Billie Burke...”      6. Soubrette      7. Burkeley Crest      8. Mr. Ziegfeld      9. Mrs. Ziegfeld      10. Movie Star      11. “...you love others so much, too...”      12. “The fine days”      13. Flickering Star      14. A Beginning, and an End      PART II : SILLY WOMAN 15. Crash      16. Death, Then Life      17. “A small, bewildered comedienne...”      18. The Great Ziegfeld      19. Good Witch      20. “Oma”      21. Final Curtain      Appendix: Billie Burke’s Performance History      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     
Les mer
“enjoyable biography...an eye-opening look at the actress millions know only as Glinda the Good Witch...highly recommended”—Library Journal; “Hayter-Menzies’ book is quite well-researched...always entertaining...eminently worth reading”—www.pbpulse.com; “a book that is as readable as it is scholarly”—Examiner.com; “extensive research...valuable...an excellent job”—theglobeandmail.com.
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“enjoyable biography...an eye-opening look at the actress millions know only as Glinda the Good Witch...highly recommended”—<i>Library Journal</i>; “Hayter-Menzies’ book is quite well-researched...always entertaining...eminently worth reading”—<i>www.pbpulse.com</i>; “a book that is as readable as it is scholarly”—<i>Examiner.com</i>; “extensive research...valuable...an excellent job”—<i>theglobeandmail.com.</i>

Broadway actress Billie Burke was one of the most sought after young stage beauties of her time, stealing the hearts of Enrico Caruso, Mark Twain, and, most importantly, famed Broadway producer Florenz Ziegfeld, who became her husband. Following Ziegfeld's death, the threats of financial ruin and encroaching age forced Burke to recreate herself as a Hollywood character actress. This biography benefits from the cooperation of the daughter and grandchildren of Burke and Ziegfeld, as well as from anecdotes provided by actors who performed with Burke on the stage and screen. In addition to studying the character and significance of Burke's greatest screen role as Glinda the Good Witch of the North, this richly illustrated book also provides a complete history of Burke's stage, screen, and radio work.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments      Foreword by Eric Myers      Preface      PART I : SAWDUST, STARDUST 1. “A shy, wistful sort of moppet”      2. The Education of an Actress      3. Toast of Broadway      4. Halcyon Hour      5. “There is only one Billie Burke...”      6. Soubrette      7. Burkeley Crest      8. Mr. Ziegfeld      9. Mrs. Ziegfeld      10. Movie Star      11. “...you love others so much, too...”      12. “The fine days”      13. Flickering Star      14. A Beginning, and an End      PART II : SILLY WOMAN 15. Crash      16. Death, Then Life      17. “A small, bewildered comedienne...”      18. The Great Ziegfeld      19. Good Witch      20. “Oma”      21. Final Curtain      Appendix: Billie Burke’s Performance History      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index     
Les mer
“enjoyable biography...an eye-opening look at the actress millions know only as Glinda the Good Witch...highly recommended”—Library Journal; “Hayter-Menzies’ book is quite well-researched...always entertaining...eminently worth reading”—www.pbpulse.com; “a book that is as readable as it is scholarly”—Examiner.com; “extensive research...valuable...an excellent job”—theglobeandmail.com.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781476665962
Publisert
2016-02-09
Utgiver
Vendor
McFarland & Co Inc
Vekt
445 gr
Høyde
254 mm
Bredde
178 mm
Dybde
13 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Hayter-Menzies Grant

Om bidragsyterne

Biographer Grant Hayter-Menzies lives in British Columbia. His works include biographies of Charlotte Greenwood, Princess Der Ling, Sarah Pike Conger, Pauline Benton, and Lillian Carter, along with the life of a dog, military mascot Rags of the First Division in World War I. He is the literary executor of playwright William Luce.

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