THE LIFE OF MAURICE POLLACK 1885-1918. A Birmingham Actor

by Farrer, Peter

First Edition

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Book desription: Liverpool, U.K: Karn, 1998. Softcover in fine condition. 160pp, including bibliography, summary of Maurice's performances and index of players and performers. With 40 illustrations. Maurice was born in Birmingham, England, and as a young boy was famous for his female impersonations. His remarkable imitations of Vesta Tilley when he was a teenager caused the Birmingham and other papers to christen him 'The Miniature Vesta Tilley.' In the First World War he joined the Bedfordshire Yeomanry transferring to the Dorsetshire Yeomanry and joining the first battalion in the Syrian campaign. He died of wounds in the final stages of that campaign in September 1918. (8¼"h x 5¾"w) (21cms x 14.5cms).. First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine..

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