"Bare Knees" Flapper

The Life and Films of Virginia Lee Corbin

Tim Lussier (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

218 Seiten

2018
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7568-8 (ISBN)

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One of the most popular Hollywood child stars of the late 1910s, Virginia Lee Corbin was well known to fans worldwide. With her mother as her manager, Corbin retained her popularity as she grew older. She performed in vaudeville for a couple of years before continuing her film career. Corbin fit well into the flapper mold of the Jazz Age and appeared in many films throughout the 1920s. As she matured, her mother found it ever more difficult to control her. Corbin led a difficult life. After her mother's suicide attempt, she found that all the money she had earned was gone. Her marriage (at age 18) failed and she was eventually separated from her children. The flapper struggled to remain relevant in the sound era and was trying to make a comeback when she died at 31 in 1942.

Retired school public relations officer Tim Lussier has had a 45-year passion for silent films. His website, SilentsAre Golden.com, has been one of the most popular silent movie sites on the Internet for the past 20 years. He lives in Whispering Pines, North Carolina.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Kevin Brownlow

Preface

1—Looking Back

2—From Prescott to Hollywood

3—The Road to Stardom

4—A Regular Tear-Shedder

5—The Most Consummate Little Actors in the World

6—Emotional Star

7—The Magic of Aladdin

8—Fairy Tales, Fox and Friction

9—New Star in a New Year

10—The Cowboy and the Last Fairy Tale

11—From Star to Supporting Roles

12—Vaudeville Lights

13—Back to Hollywood

14—One of the Few to Survive

15—A Former Child Star Grows Up

16—The Elusive Peter Pan

17—Court, WAMPAS and Good Reviews

18—Lost Opportunities

19—Court, Crooks, Cars and Cafes

20—Insanity

21—Moving On

22—Talkies and Troubles

23—Enter Teddy

24—But It’s Work

25—Children, Divorce and Renewed Hopes

26—Once They Were Great

Filmography

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	19.11.2018
Zusatzinfo	65 photos, filmography, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV
	Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett
ISBN-10	1-4766-7568-6 / 1476675686
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7568-8 / 9781476675688
Zustand	Neuware