| Description |
1 online resource (x, 308 pages, 17 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Series |
Oxford paperbacks |
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Oxford paperbacks.
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| Contents |
Borach -- Enter Miss Brice -- College girl -- Shubert Sonata -- Nick Arnstein -- Into her own -- Fugitive -- What every woman nose -- Divorce from "my man" -- Short-stemmed rose -- Baby snooks at last -- "Rewolt!" -- Divorced again: 'that rat" -- Life without roses -- Closing number |
| Summary |
An all-round entertainer, Fanny Brice was one of the great names of American theatre in the early 20th century, yet her legacy has been distorted by unrealistic American films. This biography surveys Brice's strength as an entertainer and her complex and difficult private life |
| Analysis |
United States |
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Variety shows |
| Bibliography |
Discography: pages 287-289 |
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Filmography: pages 271-276 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-221) and index |
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Radiography: pages 277-285 |
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Stageography: pages 223-269 |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Brice, Fanny.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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Singers -- United States -- Biography.
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| Genre/Form |
Biography.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
91017373 |
| ISBN |
0195057252 (acid-free paper) |
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0195085523 |
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1280527072 |
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1429407824 (electronic bk.) |
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9780195057256 (acid-free paper) |
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9780195085525 |
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9781280527074 |
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9781429407823 (electronic bk.) |
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(acid-free paper) |
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