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Ellen Terry Ellen Terry (1847-1928) rose to fame as an actress in the 19th century, when her stage partnership with Henry Irving at London's Lyceum Theatre drew capacity crowds. She was notorious for flaunting the moral codes of her day, marrying three times and having two illegitimate children. |
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2006-02-28 978-1-904950-14-1 Hardback World Biography, Theatre and Film Price: £14.40 |
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Ivor Novello Paul Webb's biography recalls the glamour and talent that made Ivor Novello the most successful British star of his day. |
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2005-07-28 978-1-904950-48-6 Hardback World Biography, Theatre and Film Price: £12.99 |
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Orson Welles Orson Welles was the boy wonder who electrified Broadway at 21, terrified America with his 'War of the Worlds' radio broadcast and then, aged 25, upended Hollywood by making 'Citizen Kane', still widely regarded as cinema's greatest achievement. |
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2004-11-30 978-1-904341-80-2 Paperback World Biography, Theatre and Film Price: £7.99 |
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Bette Davis Bette Davis (1908-89) was the great actress of the Golden Age of Cinema. Convinced the she lacked beauty, Davis devoted everything to her acting. In classic films such as JEZEBEL, DARK VICTORY, NOW, VOYAGER and ALL ABOUT EVE, she distorted herself to grotesque, shocking characters - always, she insisted, for the good of the role. |
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2004-08-23 978-1-904341-48-2 Paperback World Biography, Theatre and Film Price: £7.99 |
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COWARD Noel Coward personified the elegant, witty and faintly outrageous way of life of the upper classes between the wars. Sheridan Morley wrote his biography from a very personal angle, being associated with Coward from an early age through his grandmother, Dame Gladys Cooper. |
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2005-11-28 978-1-904341-88-8 Paperback World Biography, Theatre and Film Price: £7.99 |