Winnie Lightner - Tomboy of the Talkies

Informationen zum Autor David L. Lightner is professor emeritus of history at the University of Alberta. He is the author of Slavery and the Commerce Power: How the Struggle against the Interstate Slave Trade Led to the Civil War ; Asylum, Prison, and Poorhouse: The Writings and Reform Work of Dorothea Dix in Illinois ; and Labor on the Illinois Central Railroad, 1852-1900: The Evolution of an Industrial Environment . He became interested in Winnie Lightner because of their shared surname, but he is not related to her. Klappentext The biography of the spunky "Song a Minute Girl," the first actress to have her spoken words censored Zusammenfassung Winnie Lightner (1899-1971) stood out as the first great female comedian of the talkies. David L. Lightner shows how Winnie Lightner's hilarious performance in the 1929 musical comedy Gold Diggers of Broadway made her an overnight sensation. At long last! this biography gives Winnie Lightner the recognition she deserves as a notable figure in film history.

Product details

• Authors: David C. Lightner, David L Lightner, David L. Lightner
• Publisher: University press of mississipp
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2016
• EAN: 9781496809834
• ISBN: 978-1-4968-0983-4
• No. of pages: 288
• Series: Hollywood Legends Series; Hollywood Legends; Hollywood Legends; Hollywood Legends Series
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet