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The Resource Mae Murray : the girl with the bee-stung lips, Michael G. Ankerich ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow

Mae Murray : the girl with the bee-stung lips, Michael G. Ankerich ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow

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Mae Murray (1885--1965), popularly known as ""the girl with the bee-stung lips, "" was a fiery presence in silent-era Hollywood. Renowned for her classic beauty and charismatic presence, she rocketed to stardom as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, moving across the country to star in her first film, To Have and to Hold, in 1916. An instant hit with audiences, Murray soon became one of the most famous names in Tinseltown. However, Murray's moment in the spotlight was fleeting. The introduction of talkies, a string of failed marriages, a serious career blunder, and a number of bitter leg
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource
Contents
  • Untangling Mae Murray's tangled beginnings, 1885-1899
  • Dancing into the new century, 1900-1907
  • Ziegfeld and the millionaire, 1908-1911
  • Life is a cabaret, 1912-1914
  • From footlights to kliegs, 1915
  • The disillusions of a dream girl, 1916
  • Ready for my close-ups, Mr. Lasky!, 1917
  • The delicious little Mae, 1918-1919
  • On with the dance, 1920
  • Strutting like a peacock through Tiffany's, 1921-1922
  • Mae the enchantress, 1923-1924
  • the merry widow and the dirty Hun, May 1924 March 1925
  • From merry widow to gay divorcée, 1925
  • Princess Mdivani, 1926
  • The lion's roar, the baby's cry, 1927
  • A world of cheap imitations, 1928
  • The sound of bee-stung lips, 1929-1931
  • Oh, brother!, 1932
  • From a prince to a toad, 1933
  • Losing Koran, 1934-1940
  • Outliving fame, 1941-1957
  • Self-enchantment, 1958
  • 1960
  • A star in twilight, 1961-1965
  • Epilogue
  • Acknowledgments
  • Professional theater
  • Filmography
Isbn
9780813141381
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Mae Murray : the girl with the bee-stung lips
Title
Mae Murray
Title remainder
the girl with the bee-stung lips
Statement of responsibility
Michael G. Ankerich ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Mae Murray (1885--1965), popularly known as ""the girl with the bee-stung lips, "" was a fiery presence in silent-era Hollywood. Renowned for her classic beauty and charismatic presence, she rocketed to stardom as a dancer in the Ziegfeld Follies, moving across the country to star in her first film, To Have and to Hold, in 1916. An instant hit with audiences, Murray soon became one of the most famous names in Tinseltown. However, Murray's moment in the spotlight was fleeting. The introduction of talkies, a string of failed marriages, a serious career blunder, and a number of bitter leg
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Biography type
individual biography
Cataloging source
N$T
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1962-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Ankerich, Michael G.
Index
index present
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
Series statement
Screen classics
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Murray, Mae
  • Murray, Mae
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • PERFORMING ARTS
  • Motion picture actors and actresses
  • United States
Label
Mae Murray : the girl with the bee-stung lips, Michael G. Ankerich ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Untangling Mae Murray's tangled beginnings, 1885-1899 -- Dancing into the new century, 1900-1907 -- Ziegfeld and the millionaire, 1908-1911 -- Life is a cabaret, 1912-1914 -- From footlights to kliegs, 1915 -- The disillusions of a dream girl, 1916 -- Ready for my close-ups, Mr. Lasky!, 1917 -- The delicious little Mae, 1918-1919 -- On with the dance, 1920 -- Strutting like a peacock through Tiffany's, 1921-1922 -- Mae the enchantress, 1923-1924 -- the merry widow and the dirty Hun, May 1924 March 1925 -- From merry widow to gay divorcée, 1925 -- Princess Mdivani, 1926 -- The lion's roar, the baby's cry, 1927 -- A world of cheap imitations, 1928 -- The sound of bee-stung lips, 1929-1931 -- Oh, brother!, 1932 -- From a prince to a toad, 1933 -- Losing Koran, 1934-1940 -- Outliving fame, 1941-1957 -- Self-enchantment, 1958 -- 1960 -- A star in twilight, 1961-1965 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Professional theater -- Filmography
Control code
ocn822028452
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813141381
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
JSTOR
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 22573/ctt2hgwgh
  • 26a00ea2-f969-431f-b57f-cd3af71403b3
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)822028452
Label
Mae Murray : the girl with the bee-stung lips, Michael G. Ankerich ; foreword by Kevin Brownlow
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Untangling Mae Murray's tangled beginnings, 1885-1899 -- Dancing into the new century, 1900-1907 -- Ziegfeld and the millionaire, 1908-1911 -- Life is a cabaret, 1912-1914 -- From footlights to kliegs, 1915 -- The disillusions of a dream girl, 1916 -- Ready for my close-ups, Mr. Lasky!, 1917 -- The delicious little Mae, 1918-1919 -- On with the dance, 1920 -- Strutting like a peacock through Tiffany's, 1921-1922 -- Mae the enchantress, 1923-1924 -- the merry widow and the dirty Hun, May 1924 March 1925 -- From merry widow to gay divorcée, 1925 -- Princess Mdivani, 1926 -- The lion's roar, the baby's cry, 1927 -- A world of cheap imitations, 1928 -- The sound of bee-stung lips, 1929-1931 -- Oh, brother!, 1932 -- From a prince to a toad, 1933 -- Losing Koran, 1934-1940 -- Outliving fame, 1941-1957 -- Self-enchantment, 1958 -- 1960 -- A star in twilight, 1961-1965 -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgments -- Professional theater -- Filmography
Control code
ocn822028452
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9780813141381
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
JSTOR
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 22573/ctt2hgwgh
  • 26a00ea2-f969-431f-b57f-cd3af71403b3
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)822028452

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