{"product_id":"laurette-taylor-american-stage-legend-paperback","title":"Laurette Taylor, American Stage Legend - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Kear\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e How did Laurette Taylor (1884-1946) become America's most celebrated actress? What training and experience led to her first stage success, \u003ci\u003ePeg o' My Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1912? How did her failed 1920s silent film career influence her stage technique? What was so remarkable about her portrayal of Amanda Wingfield in the original 1945 Broadway production of \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e that many actors and critics have proclaimed her performance as the greatest they have ever seen, before or since? How did alcoholism affect her career? And why has it been so difficult to tell her story on stage and screen?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis biography offers fascinating new insights into the life and craft of Laurette Taylor. Included is a very short play written by the actress, entitled \u003ci\u003eThe Dying Wife.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLynn Kear\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning biographer, playwright, and novelist. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408672243890,"sku":"9780786459223","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1885e5ecfdcbbda04193431e7aeea9fa.webp?v=1778250354","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/laurette-taylor-american-stage-legend-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}