31 Monday Aug 2015
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Arthur Miller, Fredric March, Jealousy, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Marilyn Monroe, Rain
Next up in the series profiling key figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Fredric March. One of Hollywood’s most versatile actors, his career spanned six decades. Continue reading
22 Saturday Aug 2015
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Chicago, Francine Larrimore, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Rain, Roxie Hart, Shooting Star, Storm Song
Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Francine Larrimore, who made theatrical history as Roxie Hart in Chicago. Continue reading
19 Wednesday Aug 2015
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Elsie Ferguson, Evelyn Nesbitt, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Outcast, Scarlet Pages
Next up in a series profiling key figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Elsie Ferguson, once considered the most beautiful actress on the Broadway stage, and an ‘aristocrat of the screen.’ Continue reading
15 Saturday Aug 2015
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Actors Equity Association, C. Haddon Chambers, Charles Frohman, Ethel Barrymore, George V. Hobart, J.M. Barrie, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, The Laughing Lady, The National Red Cross Pageant, W. Somerset Maugham
Ethel Barrymore, 1937
Next up in the series profiling major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed is Ethel Barrymore, the grande dame of America’s greatest theatrical dynasty. Continue reading
12 Wednesday Aug 2015
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Clara Bow, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jack Pickford, Laini Giles, Mary Pickford, Myron Selznick, Olive Thomas, Silent Movies, The Forgotten Flapper, Ziegfeld Follies
Laini Giles was born in Austin, Texas and lives in Edmonton, Alberta with her husband and three cats. An early devotion to Nancy Drew, and her discovery of Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon, spurred a lifelong interest in mysteries and scandals. She blogs about history, books and movies at Sepia Stories.
In her debut novel, Love Lies Bleeding (2013), a detective investigates the death of his great-aunt, a high society debutante torn between two lovers. Published on August 1, 2015, The Forgotten Flapper is based on the true story of one of Hollywood’s first stars, Olive Thomas. Continue reading
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