Evelyn Brent
The Life and Films of Hollywood’s Lady Crook
Lynn
Kear
with James King
Foreword by Kevin Brownlow ISBN
978-0-7864-4363-5
36 photos, filmography, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
312pp.
softcover
(7 x 10)
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
Evelyn Brent’s life and career were going quite well in 1928. She was happily living with writer Dorothy Herzog following her divorce from producer Bernard Fineman, and the tiny brunette had wowed fans and critics in the silent films The Underworld and The Last Command. She’d also been a sensation in Paramount’s first dialogue film, Interference. But by the end of that year Brent was headed for a quick, downward spiral ending in bankruptcy and occasional work as an extra. What happened is a complicated story laced with bad luck, poor decisions, and treachery detailed in this first and only full-length biography.
About the Author
Lynn Kear is an award-winning biographer, playwright, and novelist. She lives in Stone Mountain, Georgia. James King lives in Dunmore, Pennsylvania.
Other Book(s) by Lynn Kear Available from McFarland:
Kay Francis
The Complete Kay Francis Career Record
Reviews
"King unravels the complicated and often dark story of silent-film star Evelyn Brent...fascinating...with meticulous research and a detailed filmography, this first full-length biography of Brent is recommended"--Library Journal
"a refreshingly worthy addition to the Entertainment Biography genre...compelling and important book on a neglected star."--DAEIDA
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