Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend

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by Lynn Kear

Type

Biographies

Subject

Actress > Laurette Taylor

Keywords

Laurette Taylor, silent cinema

Publishing date

2010

Publisher

McFarland & Co

Collection

Silent Cinema

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 286 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-0-7864-5922-3

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Book Presentation:
How did Laurette Taylor (1884–1946) become America’s most celebrated actress? What training and experience led to her first stage success, Peg o’ My Heart, in 1912? How did her failed 1920s silent film career influence her stage technique? What was so remarkable about her portrayal of Amanda Wingfield in the original 1945 Broadway production of The Glass Menagerie that many actors and critics have proclaimed her performance as the greatest they have ever seen, before or since? How did alcoholism affect her career? And why has it been so difficult to tell her story on stage and screen?

This biography offers fascinating new insights into the life and craft of Laurette Taylor. Included is a very short play written by the actress, entitled The Dying Wife.

About the Author:
Lynn Kear is an award-winning biographer, playwright, and novelist. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

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