A to Z of American women in the performing arts / Liz Sonneborn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonneborn, Liz.

Series:

Facts on File library of American history

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women entertainers--United States--Biography--Dictionaries.

Women entertainers.

United States.

Genre:

Biographies.

Dictionaries.

Physical Description:

vii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : Facts on File, Inc., [2002]

Summary:

"A to Z of American Women in the Performing Arts is an engaging resource that provides readers with insightful biographies of select women in the performing arts from the 19th century to the present. Regionally

Contents:

Allen, Gracie 1

Anderson, Laurie 2

Anderson, Marian 3

Arden, Eve 5

Arthur, Jean 6

Bacall, Lauren 9

Baez, Joan 10

Bailey, Pearl 12

Baker, Josephine 13

Ball, Lucille 15

Bankhead, Tallulah 17

Bara, Theda 18

Barrymore, Ethel 19

Berg, Gertrude 21

Bergen, Candice 22

Bergman, Ingrid 23

Bow, Clara 25

Brice, Fanny 26

Brooks, Louise 27

Burnett, Carol 29

Callas, Maria 31

Carpenter, Karen 33

Carroll, Diahann 34

Carter, Maybelle 36

Castle, Irene 36

Charisse, Cyd 38

Cher 39

Cline, Patsy 40

Colbert, Claudette 41

Crawford, Joan 43

Cushman, Charlotte 45

Dandridge, Dorothy 47

Davis, Bette 49

Day, Doris 51

DeGeneres, Ellen 53

De Mille, Agnes 54

Del Rio, Dolores 55

Dietrich, Marlene 56

Diller, Phyllis 58

Duncan, Isadora 59

Dunham, Katherine 61

Estefan, Gloria 65

Farrell, Suzanne 67

Finley, Karen 68

Fitzgerald, Ella 70

Fonda, Jane 71

Foster, Jodie 73

Franklin, Aretha 75

Garbo, Greta 77

Gardner, Ava 79

Garland, Judy 80

Gish, Dorothy 82

Gish, Lillian 84

Goldberg, Whoopi 86

Grable, Betty 88

Graham, Martha 89

Harlow, Jean 93

Hayes, Helen 95

Hayworth, Rita 97

Henie, Sonja 99

Hepburn, Audrey 100

Hepburn, Katharine 102

Holiday, Billie 104

Horne, Lena 106

Houston, Whitney 108

Humphrey, Doris 109

Jackson, Mahalia 113

James, Etta 115

Jamison, Judith 116

Joplin, Janis 117

Kelly, Grace 119

Kemble, Fanny 120

Lee, Gypsy Rose 123

Leginska, Ethel 124

Leigh, Vivien 124

Leitzel, Lillian 126

Lombard, Carole 127

Lupino, Ida 129

Lynn, Loretta 130

Mabley, Moms 133

MacDonald, Jeanette 134

Madonna 136

Martin, Mary 138

McDaniel, Hattie 139

Merman, Ethel 140

Midler, Bette 142

Mills, Florence 143

Minnelli, Liza 144

Miranda, Carmen 146

Mitchell, Joni 147

Monk, Meredith 149

Monroe, Marilyn 150

Montez, Lola 151

Moore, Mary Tyler 153

Moreno, Rita 155

Norman, Jessye 157

Normand, Mabel 158

Oakley, Annie 161

Parton, Dolly 163

Pearl, Minnie 165

Pickford, Mary 166

Powell, Eleanor 168

Powell, Maud 169

Price, Florence 171

Price, Leontyne 172

Radner, Gilda 175

Rainey, Ma 176

Rand, Sally 177

Rivers, Joan 178

Roberts, Julia 179

Rogers, Ginger 180

Roseanne 182

Ross, Diana 183

Russell, Lillian 185

Russell, Rosalind 186

St. Denis, Ruth 189

Sainte-Marie, Buffy 190

Sarandon, Susan 192

Shore, Dinah 193

Sills, Beverly 194

Slick, Grace 195

Smith, Bessie 197

Smith, Patti 198

Stanwyck, Barbara 200

Streep, Meryl 201

Streisand, Barbra 203

Swanson, Gloria 205

Tallchief, Maria 207

Talmadge, Norma 208

Tamiris, Helen 209

Tandy, Jessica 211

Tanguay, Eva 212

Taylor, Elizabeth 212

Temple, Shirley 214

Tharp, Twyla 216

Thornton, Big Mama 218

Tomlin, Lily 219

Tucker, Sophie 220

Turner, Lana 221

Turner, Tina 223

Vaughan, Sarah 227

Verdon, Gwen 228

Warwick, Dionne 231

Washington, Dinah 232

Waters, Ethel 233

West, Mae 236

Winfrey, Oprah 238

Wong, Anna May 240

Wood, Natalie 241

Wynette, Tammy 242.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-246) and index.

ISBN:

0816043981

OCLC:

46383666