Jeanette MacDonald: The Irving Stone Letters - Couverture souple

Rich, Sharon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0971199841 ISBN 13 : 9780971199842

Editeur : Bell Harbour Press, 2002

Synopsis

Before she became a movie star, Jeanette MacDonald was a Broadway ingénue. In 1927 she fell in love with Irving Stone, who worked for his uncle's famous Milwaukee department store, The Boston Store. For two years, Jeanette and Irving kept their long-distance romance alive with frequent long, newsy letters. Irving carefully saved all her correspondence – hundreds of pages of mostly handwritten letters that were found in his home after his death. Even after the affair ended, Jeanette kept writing. She discussed her Hollywood career with him, including co-stars such as Nelson Eddy. Her last correspondence to Irving is dated 1938. The Irving Stone letters are a revelation. Once and for all they disprove the fiction that Jeanette MacDonald was a prude. She frankly discusses topics like sex, industry gossip, and marriage to someone she's not certain she loves. In 1927 she worries about pregnancy and setting up trysts behind her mother's back; the following year, she carefully juggles simultaneous affairs with two men. She discusses various health problems, including her earliest documented heart attack in 1929 at age 26. These letters are transcribed uncensored in their entirety, with many of the originals reproduced. They give insight into the fiercely determined young singer who went on to become a 1930s Hollywood icon. Sharon Rich has annotated the letters, adding rare photos, commentary and historical background. Reviews: "Loved it! A great collection of hand-written letters by MGM's musical songbird, before she was a star. Lively, entertaining, and she sure wasn't a boring prude like some others have made her out to be. Ms. Rich wisely keeps the annotations to a minimum, since Naughty Marietta tells it like it was in her own words. I particularly enjoyed MacDonald's Broadway and Hollywood gossip from the good old days! Lots of good dish."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bell Harbour Press
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0971199841
• ISBN 13: 9780971199842
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible