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Born on This Day: Helen Broderick (1891-1959)

11 Tuesday Aug 2015

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Film, Theatre

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67th Street, Bette Davis, Claridge Hotel, Eddie Doherty, Helen Broderick, I.S. Mowis, Ina Claire, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Jumping Jupiter, Lester Crawford, Morosco Theatre, Richard Carle, The Letter, The Rain Girl, Ziegfeld Follies

helen broderick2As part of an ongoing series covering major figures in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, I’m looking at the life of Helen Broderick – who danced in the first Ziegfeld Follies, and made the transition from star of Broadway musicals to one of Hollywood’s most beloved character actresses. She was also a loyal friend of Jeanne Eagels, and the mother of Broderick Crawford. Continue reading →

Born on This Day: Billie Burke (1884-1970)

07 Friday Aug 2015

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Film, Jeanne Eagels, Theatre

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Billie Burke, Florenz Ziegfeld, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, The Ace of Hearts, The Mind-the-Paint Girl, Ziegfeld Follies

Billie_Burke_15826uIn the first of a new series, I look at some of the major figures featured in Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed. First up is Billie Burke: star of Broadway, wife of legendary producer Florenz Ziegfeld, she is perhaps best-known today for her role as Glinda in The Wizard of Oz. Back in 1912, Billie was starring in The Mind-the-Paint Girl, a play by Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, with Jeanne Eagels in a supporting role. Continue reading →

First Review: Five Stars for Jeanne

16 Thursday Jul 2015

Posted by marina72 in Books, Film, History, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Theatre, Writing

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Eric Woodard, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Steffan B. Aletti, Tara Hanks

P1060266fbwmmThe weeks following publication are an anxious time for any author, as we nervously, and somewhat impatiently await feedback from our readers. Now, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed has its first customer review on Amazon.com – from fellow author Steffan B. Aletti, and happily, it’s a rave!

Thank God Eric Woodard has seen fit to resurrect Jeanne Eagels, one of the most beautiful and fascinating of the great stage stars of the early 20th Century … For those of us who had to rely pretty much on Kim Novak’s almost entirely fictional 1957 ‘biopic’, this book is revelatory, restoring her to her rightful place as a major actress respected throughout the English-speaking world and, most famously, the creator of Sadie Thompson … This book will finally put those outrageous fictions to rest …  Well worth reading if you want to learn about Broadway and Hollywood during the first couple of decades of the 20th century.

So if you’ve read and enjoyed Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, please consider writing a short review for Amazon, Goodreads or your personal blog. (And finally, I would like to quote my ever-gallant writing partner, Eric: ‘I didn’t resurrect her alone …’)

More Birthday Tributes: ‘Jeanne Eagels Was Robbed!’

28 Sunday Jun 2015

Posted by marina72 in Books, Film, History, Jeanne Eagels, Non-Fiction, Theatre

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Biopic, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels (1957), Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Journeys in Classic Film, Kim Novak, Laini Giles, Lars Nilsen, Rain, Sadie Thompson, Sepia Stories

1928SadieWhy did Jeanne Eagels – the original Sadie Thompson, and a Broadway legend – never bring Rain to the big screen? Author Laini Giles considers this lost opportunity, in a Classic Movie Blogathon post for Sepia Stories.

Meanwhile, Lars Nilsen has written a mini-biography of Jeanne for AFS Viewfinders, describing her as ‘an incandescent, proto-method actress.’ And over at Journeys in Classic Film, a perceptive review of Jeanne Eagels, the 1957 biopic starring Kim Novak, nails its many distortions.

Birthday Girl: Jeanne Eagels at 125

26 Friday Jun 2015

Posted by marina72 in Anniversaries, Books, Film, History, Non-Fiction, Theatre

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1890, Eugenia Eagles, Her Cardboard Lover, In the Night Watch, Jealousy, Jeanne Eagels, Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed, Kansas City, Marilyn Monroe, Rain, Sadie Thompson, The World and the Woman

P1060250SFEugenia Eagles was born in Kansas City, USA, on June 26, 1890. To celebrate her 125th birthday, here’s a sneak preview from Jeanne Eagels: A Life Revealed. Continue reading →

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