Bio of rosalind russell biography book
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Life Is a Banquet
I believe that not only her innate intellect & good sense helped her out in life, but so did not being considered by Hollywood bigwigs as a sex symbol. Roz recognizes this too and was relieved in the beginning to play "the second woman" - the foil of the leading lady/glamour puss. Roz was good friends with Jean Harlow (!) and writes about how difficult Jean's life was. I've read a biography of her and agree. She was boxed into the sex-kitten role and was stymied in both her private and professional lives by this typecasting. Lana Turner, Ava Gardener, Hedy Lamar....I've read all their memoirs and they all struggled with their beauty and how it overshadowed everything else and when they lost it due to aging, their lives became difficult and depressing. Roz writes a bit about what it takes to be a successfu
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Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell
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By Bernard F. Dick
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When it comes to living life to its fullest, Rosalind Russell's character Auntie Mame is still the silver screen's exemplar. And Mame, the role Russell (1907–1976) would always be remembered for, embodies the rich and rewarding life Bernard F. Dick reveals in the first biography of this Golden Age star, Forever Mame: The Life of Rosalind Russell.
Drawing on personal interviews and information from the archives of Russell and her producer-husband Frederick Brisson, Dick begins with Russell's childhood in Waterbury, Connecticut, and chronicles her early attempts to achieve recognition after graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. Frustrated by her inability to land a lead in a Broadway show, she headed for Hollywood in 1934 and two years later played her first starring role, the title character in Craig’s Wife.
Dick discusses all of her films along with her triumphal return to Broadway, first in the musical Wonderful Town and later in Auntie Mame. Forever Mame details Russell's social circle of such stars as Loretta Young, Cary Grant, and Frank Sinatra. It traces an extraordinary career, ending with Russell's courageous batt
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Rosalind Russell
American actress, model, jokesmith, screenwriter nearby singer (1907–1976)
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