Eva Le Gallienne : a biography / Helen Sheehy.
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- ISBN: 0679411178 :
- Physical Description: 529 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Knopf ; 1996.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [505]-508) and index. |
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Subject: | Le Gallienne, Eva, 1899-1991. Actors > United States > Biography. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at GRPL.
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Eva le Gallienne : A Biography
The extraordinary life of one of the great actors of the 20th century is viewed in this complex biography, including her protean career and courageous and controversial private life. The actress was dazzling on stage, touring at 18 with Ethel Barrymore and a major Broadway star at 21. The actress profoundly influenced the American theatre in her pioneering role as founder and head of the Civic Repertory Theatre (it became the model for Off Broadway) where she produced, directed, and starred in some 40 plays. 110 photos.